Perilous Missions : Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia /

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Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leary, William M. (William Matthew), 1934-2006
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
Civil Air Transport.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History.
Civil Air Transport > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Southeast Asia.
East Asia.
Asie du Sud-Est > Histoire militaire > 20e siecle.
Southeast Asia > History, Military > 20th century.
East Asia > History, Military > 20th century.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Origins of CAT
  • CNRRA Air Transport
  • CAT and civil war
  • Siege of Taiyuan
  • The Chennault Plan
  • OPC and CAT
  • The CIA buys an airline
  • The Korean War
  • Covert operations
  • Managerial turmoil
  • French Indochina
  • A new regime
  • Dienbienphu
  • End of an era
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue.

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