Covert Action & Covert Operations / Clandestine Operations        Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia2 reviews William Leary University Alabama Press, 2006 the airline before Air America + Excellent Professional Job The CIA's Air America became famous for its feats in Southeast Asia. This is the story of how Air America began, as a private-venture airline in China headed by Claire Chennault of the Flying Tigers. Leary tells the story of how CAT morphed into a para-military force, supporting Chiang Kai-shek's ...             This Grim and Savage Game: The OSS and U.S. Covert Operations in World War II7 reviews Tom Moon Da Capo Press, 2000 The triumph of must-win resourcefulness and teamwork I've read through the other reviews here that are sure to be more thorough than mine, but I was surprised at the heavy negative tilt. It occurred to me then that if you are looking for a scholarly review, with exhaustively researched fact, then you would rate the book this way. But this book ...             Perilous Options: Special Operations as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy Lucien S. Vandenbroucke Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 In the past three decades, the United States government has used special operations repeatedly in an effort to achieve key foreign policy objectives, such as in the overthrow of Fidel Castro in Cuba and the rescuing of American hostages in Iran. Many of these secret missions carried out by highly trained commando forces have failed. In Perilous Options, Lucien Vandenbroucke examines the use and ...             Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America4 reviews J. Patrice McSherry Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 State Terror in the Americas + Remembered what we read.... + when history repeats itself... + Understanding why they hate Uncle Sam south of the border             Secret and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency1 review Stephen F. Knott Oxford University Press, USA, 1996 Covert Operations of the the Founding Fathers Stephen Knott starts this fast paced book by recounting the myth that covert operations in America began with the Cold War, and searches for the truth or falsity of this belief. Then Knott recounts the history of covert operations in America, beginning during the Revolutionary war with George ...             Spies in Arabia: The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain's Covert Empire in the Middle East Priya Satia Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 At the dawn of the twentieth century, British intelligence agents began to venture in increasing numbers to the Arab lands of the Ottoman Empire, a region of crucial geopolitical importance spanning present-day Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. They were drawn by the twin objectives of securing the land route to India and finding adventure and spiritualism in a mysterious and ancient land. ...             Air Commando: Inside The Air Force Special Operations Command2 reviews Philip D. Chinnery St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1997 A Superb Book on Special Operations Pilots and Planes I found a new level of respect for the bravery, courage, and daring of U.S. pilots who have supported special operations over the years. I never had any idea how heroic many of these men are and were. Never again will I look at the U.S. Air Force as a rear echelon service.             Feet to the Fire: CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia, 1957-1958 (Special Warfare Series)3 reviews Kenneth Conboy, James Morrison US Naval Institute Press, 2000 The truth IS stranger than fiction + Always up to something! + Fascinating, crucial history "Feet to the Fire" is a well documented, unbiased account of CIA shenanigans in Indonesia during a brief period in the 1950's. (At least it seems to me to be well documented and unbiased but I have no first-hand knowledge of any of the events described.) To me, the story is fantastic and so is ...             The Cuba Project: CIA Covert Operations 1959-62 Fabin Escalante Ocean Press, 2004 This is an intriguing tale of a "regime change" project that failed. The CIA's "Cuba Project" to remove Fidel Castro became the largest ever covert action program conducted by one nation against another. It included assassination plots, sabotage and terrorist activities, paramilitary invasion plans and bizarre psychological warfare schemes. This account reads almost like a crime novel, but as the ...             The Dirty War: Covert Strategies and Tactics Used in Political Conflicts9 reviews Martin Dillon Routledge, 1999 Best book I have read on Northern Ireland + A Five Star Account of The Troubles. + Conflict in Ulster + Age old problem for a modern dilemma... + Dillon knows his Irish history             Spies of the Kaiser: German Covert Operations in Great Britain during the First World War Era (St. Antony's) Thomas Boghardt Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 Spies of the Kaiser examines the scope and objectives of German covert operations in Great Britain before and during the First World War. It assesses the effect of German espionage on Anglo-German relations and discusses the extent to which the fear of German espionage in the United Kingdom shaped the British intelligence community in the early twentieth century. The study is based on original ...             The CIA's Black Ops: Covert Action, Foreign Policy, and Democracy6 reviews John Jacob Nutter Prometheus Books, 1999 Even More Relevant Today + Factual Fear John J. Nutter's The CIA's Black Ops traces the history of the use of covert operations by Cold War-era policymakers as a "third option," used in situations in which neither diplomacy nor overt military action were deemed desirable. A political scientist and not a historian, the author argues that ...             SAS Behind Enemy Lines: Covert Operations 1941-2005 Will Fowler HarperCollins UK, 2005 Through in-depth research and interviews with veterans, William Fowler has produced the most complete history of this elite and elusive unit to date. Includes information on Operation Overlord, the Falklands, the First Gulf War, Afghanistan, and more.             The OSS in World War II Albania: Covert Operations and Collaboration with Communist Partisans2 reviews Peter Lucas McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2007 OSS in Albania + An Obscure Theater of WWII...Which is Fascinating to Read Well written. Very accurate. A story that had to be told. Only for someone who is very interested in Special Ops in WWII.             Covert Operations As a Tool of Presidential Foreign Policy in American History from 1800 to 1920: Foreign ...1 review John J. Carter Edwin Mellen Press, 2000 A Great Book A wonderful ananlysis of a much-neglected topic.             Hostile Intent: U.S. Covert Operations in Chile, 1964-19741 review Kristian Gustafson Potomac Books Inc., 2007 Hostile Intent is a hard core history book! Gustafson's study of CIA covert operation in Chile from 1964 to 1974 sets the standard for those studying the events leading up to Pinochet's seizure of power, as well as those with an interest in Intelligence operations in general. Gustafson has combed recently declassified US Government ...             Fighting Dirty: The Inside Story of Covert Operations From Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden (Cassell Military ...6 reviews Peter Harclerode Cassell, 2004 a good overview and starting point for covert ops/insurgency research + gavin's book of osama bin laden This is a very interesting book with alot of information. Some of the subjects covered are obsecure conflicts where there are simply not very books of any kind available. Harclerode knows his subjects and the book could have probably been three times as long. What I found the most interesting ...             Presidents' Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through the Persian Gulf War ...3 reviews John Prados Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 1996 New insight on the continued insurgency struggles in Europe + excellent overview John Prados begins the book with seldom related histories, particular are the accounts of Baltic and Ukrainian insurgents in post WWII. This is the first time I have run into modern cold war accounts were the planning of covert operations in Central and Eastern Europe ran so close to the end of ...             The Dirty War: Covert Strategies and Tactics Used in Political Conflicts9 reviews Martin Dillon Routledge, 1999 Best book I have read on Northern Ireland + A Five Star Account of The Troubles. + Conflict in Ulster + Age old problem for a modern dilemma... + Dillon knows his Irish history             Perilous Options: Special Operations as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy Lucien S. Vandenbroucke Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 In the past three decades, the United States government has used special operations repeatedly in an effort to achieve key foreign policy objectives, such as in the overthrow of Fidel Castro in Cuba and the rescuing of American hostages in Iran. Many of these secret missions carried out by highly trained commando forces have failed. In Perilous Options, Lucien Vandenbroucke examines the use and ...              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen health & personal care: Thermasilk Heat Activating Clarifying Shampoo 13 Fl oz we recommend State Terror in the Americas leave a comment home  impressum - about us