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From the Shadows
Robert M. Gates
其他書名
The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
出版
Simon and Schuster
, 1996
主題
Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Political
History / General
History / United States / 20th Century
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
Political Science / International Relations / General
Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage
Political Science / American Government / Executive Branch
ISBN
1416543368
9781416543367
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=N_hfPrIMYuEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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. Among his disclosures are: how Carter laid the foundations for Reagan's covert wars against the Soviets; CIA predictions of a conservative coup against Gorbachev and the collapse of the Soviet Union; CIA and KGB "black operations" against each other; the secret relationship between Pope John Paul II and the Soviets; and three secret CIA-KGB summits.
From the Shadows
is a classic memoir on the career of a CIA officer at the center of power during a time when the threat of global annihilation informed America's every move.