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Reflections of a Cold Warrior: From Yalta to the Bay of Pigs by Richard Bissell
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Edition
- 1
- Publish Year
- 1996
- Book Title
- Reflections of a Cold Warrior: From Yalta to the Bay of Pigs
- ISBN
- 9780300064308
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300064306
ISBN-13
9780300064308
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88500
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Reflections of a Cold Warrior : from Yalta to the Bay of Pigs
Subject
Espionage, Intelligence & Espionage, International Relations / General, General, Political
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
12.4 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
95-043084
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
Richard M. Bissell, Jr., the most important CIA spymaster in history, singlehandedly led America's intelligence service from the age of Mata Hari into the space age. Under his guidance the U-2 spy-plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird," and the Corona spy satellite were developed, and the agency rose to the pinnacle of its power. Bissell was also, however, the architect of the infamous Bay of Pigs operation that failed to overthrow Castro in 1961 and led to the decline of the CIA. In this compelling memoir, Bissell gives us an insider's view of the personalities, policies, and historical forces surrounding these and other covert operations and the lessons learned during those times of conflict. Bissell begins by describing his early years as a member of America's unofficial aristocracy. Born in a house that his father bought from Samuel Clemens, he was educated at Groton and Yale and befriended by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, among others. Bissell recounts how he became acting head of the Economic Cooperation Administration, the agency in charge of the Marshall Plan after World War II, and helped to create the European Payments Union. Bissell was brought into the CIA in 1954, where he initiated a revolution in intelligence-gathering techniques. He reveals the details of these developments, as well as of the unique CIA-Lockheed partnership he pioneered, his participation in the CIA-sponsored coup to overthrow Arbenz in Guatemala, and his involvement in crises in Laos and the Congo. Bissell's memoir sheds light not only on pivotal points of American foreign policy but also on America's evolution from isolationist to interventionist superpower.
LC Classification Number
JK468.I6B55 1996
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