The foundation of the CIA : Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the origins of the Cold War / Richa...
The foundation of the CIA : Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the origins of the Cold War / Richa...
The foundation of the CIA : Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the origins of the Cold War / Richard E. Schroeder.
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[s.l.] : Univ of missouri press, 2017.
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2017]
Date
2017.
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G 2019/2605
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English
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Physical content
x, 175 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
American National Intelligence: from the Revolutionary Army to World War II -- America in World War II and the beginnings of central intelligence -- William J. Donovan and the Office of Strategic Services -- Harry Truman, Sidney Souers, and the next steps -- The CIA, Roscoe Hillenkoetter, and the Co...
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Publisher
[s.l.] : Univ of missouri press, 2017.
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Missouri
Date Published
2017.
[2017]
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Summary
"This highly accessible book provides new material and a fresh perspective on American National Intelligence practice, focusing on the first fifty years of the twentieth century, when the United States took on the responsibilities of a global superpower during the first years of the Cold War. Late to the art of intelligence, the United States duri...
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The foundation of the CIA : Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the origins of the Cold War / Richard E. Schroeder.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169) and index.
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Online version Schror, Richard E. Foundation of the CIA: Harry Truman, The Missouri Gang, and the Origins of the Cold War. [Place of publication not identified] : University of Missouri Press (Bibliovault) : University of Missouri, 2017 9780826273932 (OCoLC)1001338023
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G 2019/2605
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74VKVB80Wdgl
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ISBN
9780826221377 hardcover
DDC
327.1273009
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991024242110002626
