American Covert Operations
eBook - ePub

American Covert Operations

A Guide to the Issues

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

American Covert Operations

A Guide to the Issues

About this book

Traces our country's long history of covert and special operations, focusing on the similarities and differences in the practice from the Revolutionary War to the present. Long before the creation of the CIA, the American government utilized special intelligence strategies with varying degrees of success. Even though critics throughout time have questioned the effectiveness and legitimacy of these tactics, presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama have employed secret operations to benefit the nation's best interest. 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.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9780313383281
eBook ISBN
9798216045663

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1 Establishing Context
  9. Chapter 2 From Revolution to World War II
  10. Chapter 3 World War II
  11. Chapter 4 Beginning the Cold War
  12. Chapter 5 The Heyday: 1953โ€“1961
  13. Chapter 6 Challenging Times: 1961โ€“1973
  14. Chapter 7 New Rules, New Challenges: 1974โ€“1981
  15. Chapter 8 Agreements and Disagreements: 1981โ€“1989
  16. Chapter 9 New Presidents, New Rules: 1989โ€“2001
  17. Chapter 10 A Changed Game
  18. Chapter 11 New President, Continuing Challenges
  19. Selected Bibliography
  20. Index