Dirty tricks or trump cards
Subtitle: U.S. covert action and counterintelligence
By: Roy Godson.
Series: Brassey's intelligence and national security library; Brassey's intelligence & national security library.
Publisher: Brassey's
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Intelligence service -- United States.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Other titles: Trump cards
Description: Roy Godson traces the history of U.S. covert action and counterintelligence, focusing on its successes and failures. As the United States struggles to deal with new challenges to its security - regional, ethnic, and religious conflicts; weapons proliferation; terrorism; and organized crime - this groundbreaking study explains the circumstances under which covert capabilities can be used most effectively.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-326) and index.