American Covert Operations: A Guide to the Issues (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9798216045663
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780313383281
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 06/03/23
- Copyrighted By:
- J. Ransom Clark
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Reading Age:
- 7–17
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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