Reflections of a cold warrior : from Yalta to the Bay of Pigs /

Richard M. Bissell, Jr., the most important CIA spymaster in history, single-handedly led America's intelligence service from the age of Mata Hari into the space age. Under his guidance the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird," and the Corona spy satellite were developed, and the agen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bissell, Richard M. (Richard Mervin), 1909-1994
Other Authors: Lewis, Jonathan E., 1962-, Pudlo, Frances T., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
Bissell, Richard M. > (Richard Mervin), > 1909-1994.
Bissell, Richard M. > (Richard Mervin), > 1909-1994
Bissell, Richard M.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency
USA > Central Intelligence Agency
Geschichte 1945-1961.
Intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
Officiers de renseignements > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
TRUE CRIME > Espionage.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Intelligence.
Intelligence officers
United States
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Early Years
  • 2. The War Years
  • 3. The Marshall Plan
  • 4. Transition: The Ford Foundation to the CIA
  • 5. Overhead Reconnaissance
  • 6. Crises
  • 7. Cuba
  • 8. A Philosophy of Covert Action
  • 9. The Institute for Defense Analyses
  • 10. Private Life.

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