From the Shadows
Subtitle: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Published: January 9, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781416543367
Subjects: History; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Post World War II History; U.S. Government - Intelligence Agencies; Political Science; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - Executive Branch; Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence; United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000); Biography & Autobiography / Historical; International Relations - General; Modern - 20th Century
First sentence: VIETNAM. The war dominated everything by 1969.
Description: From the former director of the CIA comes the unprecedented inside story of America's and the agency's role in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Ever certain that the 50-year struggle with the Soviet Union was indeed a war, Gates makes candid appraisals of presidents, key officials, and policies.