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082 0 0 _aARCH FRBC 327.1 W716S
_aB
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100 1 _aWoods, Randall Bennett,
_d1944-
_920042
245 1 0 _aShadow warrior :
_bWilliam Egan Colby and the CIA /
_cRandall B. Woods
246 3 0 _aWilliam Egan Colby and the CIA
260 _aNew York :
_bBasic books
_cc 2013
300 _avii, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 481-516) and index
505 0 _aThe 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
520 _aExplores 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
600 1 0 _aColby, William Egan,
_d1920-1996
_920043
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bCentral Intelligence Agency
_vBiography
_920044
650 0 _aIntelligence officers
_zUnited States
_vBiography
_920045
650 0 _aVietnam War, 1961-1975
_xSecret service
_zUnited States
_920046
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xSecret service
_zUnited States
_920047
655 7 _aBiography.
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