
Executive Secrets : Covert Action and the Presidency.
Title:
Executive Secrets : Covert Action and the Presidency.
Author:
Daugherty, William J.
ISBN:
9780813171968
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (327 pages)
Contents:
Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowlegments -- Introduction -- 1. The Role of Covert Action in Intelligence and Foreign Policy -- 2. The "Romances" of Covert Action -- 3. Covert Action Policy and Pitfalls -- 4. The Military and Peacetime Covert Action -- 5. The Discipline of Covert Action -- 6. Approval and Review of Covert Action Programs in the Modern Era -- 7. Harry S Truman -- 8. Dwight D. Eisenhower -- 9. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson -- 10. Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford -- 11. Jimmy Carter -- 12. Ronald W. Reagan -- 13. George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
A frank and refreshing evaluation of several Chief Executives, their Directors of Central Intelligence, and even some lower in the hierarchy, Executive Secrets shines light on the development and execution of foreign policy through the understanding of the tools available, of which covert action may be least known and understood. This book is a great tool for the press, the public, and many political appointees in the National Security System. A History Book Club Selection with a foreword by Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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