Covert action in the Cold War : US policy, intelligence, and CIA operations /
James Callanan.
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- xiv, 268 p. ; 25 cm.
- International library of twentieth century history ; 21 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258) and index.
The arrival of an imperfect peace and the rise of the silent option -- Italy 1947-1948: securing a European strongpoint -- On to the offensive -- OPC intervention in Albania: an experiment in offensive covert warfare -- Erring on the side of activism: Eisenhower and the era of preventive covert warfare -- A tale of three campaigns: landmarks in the heyday of covert action -- Fluctuating fortunes -- A banquet of consequences: covert action in Cuba and the Caribbean 1960-1963.
9781845118822 (hbk.) 1845118820 (hbk.)
2010277891
GBA942808 bnb
015170854 Uk
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --History.
Cold War. Espionage, American--History--20th century. National security--History--United States--20th century.