Cloak and dollar : a history of American secret intelligence / Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones.
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- ISBN: 0300074743 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: x, 357 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.
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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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Cloak and Dollar : A History of American Secret Intelligence
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Table of Contents
Cloak and Dollar : A History of American Secret Intelligence
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Acknowledgments | p. vii | |
Look Back in Terror: A Preface to the Second Edition | p. xi | |
1. | The American Spy Considered as a Confidence Man | p. 1 |
2. | The Washington Style | p. 11 |
3. | Allan Pinkerton's Legacy | p. 24 |
4. | Did Wilkie Crush the Montreal Spy Ring? | p. 44 |
5. | U-1: The Agency Nobody Knew | p. 60 |
6. | Burns, Hoover, and the Making of an FBI Tradition | p. 81 |
7. | H. O. Yardley: The Traitor as Hero | p. 99 |
8. | Pearl Harbor in Intelligence History | p. 115 |
9. | Hyping the Sideshow: Wild Bill Donovan and the OSS | p. 131 |
10. | Allen Dulles and the CIA | p. 154 |
11. | Cuba, Vietnam, and the Rhetorical Interlude | p. 179 |
12. | Did Senator Church Reform Intelligence? | p. 205 |
13. | The Casey-Reagan Era: From History to Victory | p. 232 |
14. | The Real American Century? | p. 255 |
Abbreviations to Notes | p. 289 | |
Notes | p. 291 | |
Bibliography | p. 327 | |
Index | p. 343 |