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1 online resource (121 pages) |
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Defense, security and strategies |
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Defense, security and strategy series.
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| Contents |
THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HISTORICAL ROLE IN PERSPECTIVE; THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HISTORICAL ROLE IN PERSPECTIVE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 LEGACY OF ASHES, TRIAL BY FIRE: THE ORIGINS OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS CRUCIBLE; PREFACE; DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; INTRODUCTION; U.S. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IN THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II; DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE REFORM; THE ROADMAP TO DIA; A NEW INTELLIGENCE FRONTIER; THROUGH A MINEFIELD BLINDFOLDED |
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TRIAL BY FIRE: THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISISDIA IN THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: AN ASSESSMENT; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; THE DIA HISTORICAL RESEARCH SUPPORT BRANCH; Chapter 2 THE VIETNAM CAULDRON: DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE IN THE WAR FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA; DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; INTRODUCTION; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX |
| Summary |
The establishment of the Defense Intelligence Agency was the result of a confluence of long-term and short-term trends. Seen over the long duration, the creation of DIA was a part of the extended process of centralization in the Department of Defense that had been taking place since the National Security Act created the department. This book is designed to provide an understanding of the Defense Intelligence Agency's participation in military and intelligence developments of the last half century. While history does not repeat itself, it does provide context, guideposts, and a framework for un |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 2, 2014) |
| Subject |
United States. Defense Intelligence Agency.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Defense Intelligence Agency fast |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- United States.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Intelligence service
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wade, Terry
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| ISBN |
9781629486840 |
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1629486841 |
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