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#997656 in Books Ivan R. Dee 1996-02-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.18 x 1.20 x 6.09l; 1.69 #File Name: 1566631084576 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting bookBy H. WilliamsThis is a well-written book describing the list of covert operations mostly undertaken by the CIA (a few by the Pentagon ) during the Cold War.It details the successfull ones such as those that took place in Iraq ;Guatemala;the Congo;Afghanistan and the failures such as Albania;the Baltics;Cuba and ukraine.It disucsses the limitations of such operations as well as the utility.In my own view ;the CIA is maligned as an incompetent intelligence agency;this book shows that the CIA did pull off some successfull coups that whilst it does raise some moral and ethical questions ;did play a roll in containing the growth of Communism and ultimately contributed to America's victory during the Cold War ;thus preserving the bastions of democracy and consigning this warped ideology to the dustbin of history.12 of 15 people found the following review helpful. excellent overviewBy J. headEvery voter should read this book. This is perhaps the best book to give an overview on the major covert activities of the CIA and its ancestor agencies. A very well researched book. The author appears to have done an immense amount of research to write this book. Very informative and an easy read. The author appears to be unbiased and without an agenda. Every tidbit of covert CIA activity that I read about in past years was discussed in this book; plus many more activities new to me were discussed. Drawing upon this text I believe the average American can get a better feel for the sucess and failure rate of covert activities; risks v.s. advantages. These covert activities ofter are the first steps that leads the U.S. into succeedingly hostile overt activities. The process is complicated by the fact that a covert operation has some loose oversight within our democracy. The author gives the reader a good feel for the past endeavors of the agency and analyzes the results. I would recommend this book to any American because wherever the CIA is most active will generally be a place where crucial and influential American foreign policy decisions will follow. It is beneficial to have the past record of covert activity available. Covert activity is as the author states probably the most convenient and easiest way to accomplish a short term foreign policy objective and always a temptation to every U.S. administration; but it often comes with the price of a longterm political backlash from the populace involved.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy RyanArrived on time and as described
