THE HIDDEN HAND by Richard H. Immerman ( 9781444351361 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE HIDDEN HAND
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CIA

By:

Richard H. Immerman

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Hardback

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

28 March, 2014

Pages:

264

Description:

This is an accessible history of the Central Intelligence Agency that takes the reader from its early days of intelligence gathering and analysis to its more recent execution of foreign policy by covert operations.

Synopsis:

The Hidden Hand is a succinct accessible and up-to-date survey of the Central Intelligence Agency s history from its inception in 1947 to the present. Covers both aspects of the CIA s mission the collection and analysis of intelligence and the execution of foreign policy through covert, paramilitary operationsDe-mythologizes the CIA s role in America s global affairs while addressing its place within American political and popular cultureWritten by an esteemed scholar and high-ranking officer in the intelligence community, drawing on the latest researchAssesses the agency s successes and failures, with an eye to the complex and controversial nature of the subject

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Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

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