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Cloak and dollar : a history of American secret intelligence / Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones.
Record details
- ISBN: 0300074743 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: x, 357 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-342) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The American spy considered as a confidence man -- The Washington style -- Allan Pinkerton's legacy -- Did Wilkie crush the Montreal spy ring? -- U-1 : the agency nobody knew -- Burns, Hoover, and the making of an FBI tradition -- H.O. Yardley : the traitor as hero -- Pearl Harbor in intelligence history -- Hyping the sideshow : Wild Bill Donovan and the OSS -- Allen Dulles and the CIA -- Cuba, Vietnam, and the rhetorical interlude -- Did Senator Church reform intelligence? -- The Casey-Reagan era : from history to victory -- The real American century? |
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| Subject: | Intelligence service > United States > History. Secret service > United States > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | JK 468 .I6 J4543 2002 | 30531662 | General Collection | Available | - |
Cloak and Dollar : A History of American Secret Intelligence
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Cloak and Dollar : A History of American Secret Intelligence
A history of American secret intelligence from the founding of the nation to the present day. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones chronicles the extraordinary expansion of American secret intelligence from the 1790s, when George Washington set aside a discretionary fund for covert operations, to the beginning of the 21st century, when United States intelligence expenditure exceeds Russia's total defense budget.
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