John Prados

Safe for Democracy (eBook, ePUB)

The Secret Wars of the CIA

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial-and most embarrassing-episodes in United States relations with the world. Safe for Democracy for the first time places the story of the CIA''s covert operations squarely in the context of America''s global quest for democratic values and institutions. National security historian John Prados offers a comprehensive history of the CIA''s secret wars that is as close to a definitive account as is possible today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 752
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781615780112
• Artikelnr.: 52607966

Autorenporträt

John Prados is widely recognized as one of the foremost historians of the Vietnam War and of national security affairs. A Columbia University Ph.D., he is a senior fellow at the National Security Archives. His widely reviewed and award-winning books include Presidents' Secret Wars, Pentagon Games, Keepers of the Keys, Inside the Pentagon Papers, The Blood Road, Valley of Decision, The Hidden History of the Vietnam War, Combined Fleet Decoded, and Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe. Mr. Prados lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.