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From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War: CIA Secrets for History Buffs

Autor Robert M. Gates
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 feb 2008
As the only person to rise from entry-level analyst to Director of the CIA and to serve on the White House staffs of four Presidents, Robert Gates is uniquely qualified to tell the unprecedented inside story of the Cold War. Drawing on his access to classified information and top-level involvement in policy decisions, Gates lays bare the hidden wars and operations the United States waged against communism worldwide.

Ever certain that the fifty-year struggle with the Soviet Union was indeed a war, Gates makes candid appraisals of Presidents, key officials, and policies of the period. From the Shadowsis a classic memoir on the career of a CIA officer at the centre of power during a time when the threat of global annihilation informed America's every move.
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ISBN-13: 9781416543367
ISBN-10: 1416543368
Pagini: 608
Ilustrații: 8 PAGES B&W PHOTOS
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 43 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Ediția:annotated ed.
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster
Seria CIA Secrets for History Buffs

Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

Robert M. Gates was Director of Central Intelligence from November 1991 to January 1993. He lives in Washington State.

Descriere

Robert Gates, former head of the CIA, reveals fascinating insights into how the US Central Intelligence Agency has evolved by recurring trials and errors.