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Safe for Democracy : the Secret Wars of the Cia (06 Edition)

by John Prados

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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. He draws on three decades of research to illuminate the men and women of the intelligence establishment, their resources and techniques, their triumphs and failures. In a dramatic and revealing narrative, Safe for Democracy not only relates the inside stories of covert operations but examines in meticulous detail the efforts of presidents and Congress to control the CIA and the specific choices made in the agency's secret wars. Safe for Democracy is the most authoritative and complete book on the CIA's secret wars ever published.

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Independent scholar Prados provides a detailed account of the Central Intelligence Agency's activities around the world from its formation in 1947 to the present day. Drawing upon recently declassified secret documents as well as the memoirs of former officials, he describes the CIA's various covert and political operations and places them within the context of America's foreign policy goals and the global quest for democracy. Particular attention is paid to the efforts of presidents and Congress to control the CIA. Prados is a senior fellow of the National Security Archive. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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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.
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ISBN:
9781566635745
Subtitle:
The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
Author:
Prados, John
Publisher:
NAL Hardcover
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Espionage
Subject:
Intelligence service
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence
Subject:
Government - U.S. Government
Subject:
United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000)
Subject:
Intelligence service -- United States.
Subject:
Military - World War II
Edition Description:
B-Hardcover
Publication Date:
20121002
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
9.28x6.60x1.80 in. 2.58 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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