num_pages: 480
description: In this new edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua and the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA and the Pentagon--operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations and the course of global politics. Mr. 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 Since World War II
titlecomplete: Presidents' Secret Wars: CIA & Pentagon Covert Operations Since World War II
genres: Military History, History, Politics, War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 48
publisher: William Morrow & Co.