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Shadow warrior : William Egan Colby and the CIA / Randall B. Woods
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TextPublication details: New York : Basic books c 2013Description: vii, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780465021949
- 0465021948
- William Egan Colby and the CIA
- ARCH FRBC 327.1 W716S B 23
- UB271.U52 C657 2013
Contents:
Summary: Explores the life and career of William Egan Colby, one of the most controversial figures of the postwar period: World War II commando, Cold War spy, Saigon CIA station chief, and eventual CIA director under Nixon and Ford, he played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events in 20th-century history
The disappearance -- The Colbys and the Egans -- Jedburgh -- A bridge too far -- The Agency -- Covert operations on the periphery of the Cold War -- Political action and La Dolce Vita -- Cold war cockpit -- Fighting a people's war -- The military ascendant -- Secret armies -- Launching the other war -- CORDS: a Peace Corps with guns -- Birds of peace and birds of war -- The family jewels -- Ascension -- Revelations -- Dancing with Henry -- Death of a dream -- Fight for survival -- Epilogue
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SAIACS Archives Room | Frykenberg Collection | ARCH FRBC 327.1 W716S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 066599 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-516) and index
The disappearance -- The Colbys and the Egans -- Jedburgh -- A bridge too far -- The Agency -- Covert operations on the periphery of the Cold War -- Political action and La Dolce Vita -- Cold war cockpit -- Fighting a people's war -- The military ascendant -- Secret armies -- Launching the other war -- CORDS: a Peace Corps with guns -- Birds of peace and birds of war -- The family jewels -- Ascension -- Revelations -- Dancing with Henry -- Death of a dream -- Fight for survival -- Epilogue
Explores the life and career of William Egan Colby, one of the most controversial figures of the postwar period: World War II commando, Cold War spy, Saigon CIA station chief, and eventual CIA director under Nixon and Ford, he played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events in 20th-century history
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