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Author Clark, J. Ransom, author.

Title American covert operations : a guide to the issues / J. Ransom Clark
Published Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 224 pages)
Series Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues
Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues.
Contents Chapter 1. Establishing context -- chapter 2. From Revolution to World War II -- chapter 3. World War II -- chapter 4. Beginning the Cold War -- chapter 5. The heyday : 1953-1961 -- chapter 6. Challenging times : 1961-1973 -- chapter 7. New rules, new challenges : 1974-1981 -- chapter 8. Agreements and disagreements : 1981-1989 -- chapter 9. New presidents, new rules : 1989-2001 -- chapter 10. A changed game -- chapter 11. New president, continuing challenges
Summary This book follows America's history of intelligence gathering, undercover operations, and irregular warfare. Through chronologically organized chapters, the author examines secret military maneuvers, highlighting the elements common to covert and special operations across historical eras, and concluding with a chapter on national security since the attacks of September 11, 2001
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Special operations (Military science) -- United States -- History
Intelligence service -- United States -- History
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Intelligence service
Special operations (Military science)
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0313383294
9780313383298
9798216045663