num_pages: 560
description: In this new edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on US covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua &amp; the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about US intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA &amp; the Pentagon--operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations &amp; the course of global politics. Prados uses many newly declassified documents to open a vital window on this most secret aspect of American foreign policy.
language: English
title: Presidents' Secret Wars: CIA & Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through Iranscam
titlecomplete: Presidents' Secret Wars: CIA & Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through Iranscam
genres: Military History, History, Politics, War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Quill/William Morrow & Company, Inc. (NYC)