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The US Special Forces: What Everyone Needs to Know John Prados Oxford University Press, USA, 2017

The US Special ForcesThe assassination ofOsama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure amongthe greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After nearly ten yearsof searching, they descended into his Pakistan compound in the middle of the night, killed him, and secreted the body back into Afghanistan.Interest in these forces had always been high, but it spiked to newlevels following this success. There was a larger lesson here too. For

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Islands of Destiny : The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun Prados, John Penguin Publishing Group, New York, 2012

Acclaimed WWII historian and military intelligence expert John Prados offers a provocative reassessment of the Allies' battle for the Solomon Islands--a turbulent, dramatic campaign that, he argues, was the true turning point of the Pacific conflict. Historians traditionally refer to the Battle of Midway as the point when Allied forces gained the advantage over the Japanese. In "Islands of Destiny," Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their assault undaunted. Taking this surprising fact as the start of his inquiry, he began to investigate how and when the Pacific tide turned in the Allies' favor. His search led him to the decisive battles and strategic maneuvers in the fight for the Solomon Islands. Beginning with the invasion of Guadalcanal in August 1942, the Solomons became a hotly contested battleground for over a year, culminating in the isolation of Rabaul by the Allies. As military forces fought over the strategically important islands, a secret war of intelligence was also being waged. For a total picture of the conflict, Prados integrates blow-by-blow action on the ground with the code breaking, aerial reconnaissance, secret spy posts, and submarine scouting that were vital to the Allied effort. The Solomons arena saw some of the most intense combat of WWII--from major naval actions, including a key confrontation between battleships, to air battles that took place almost daily. With expert knowledge and crystal clear prose, John Prados illustrates why these events were not only thrilling, but pivotal in the Allies' path to victory.

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Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 (Modern War Studies) Prados, John University Press of Kansas, Modern war studies, Lawrence, Kan, United States, 2009

The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people--liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike--agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, attributing the quagmire to everything from domestic politics to the press. The military never lost a battle; how then did it not win the war? Stepping back from this overheated fray, bestselling author John Prados takes a fresh look at both the war and the debates about it to produce a much-needed and long-overdue reassessment of one of our nation's most tragic episodes. Drawing upon several decades of research--including recently declassified documents, newly available presidential tapes, and a wide range of Vietnamese and other international sources--Prados's magisterial account weaves together multiple perspectives across an epic-sized canvas where domestic politics, ideologies, nations, and militaries all collide. Prados patiently pieces back together the events and moments, from the end of World War II until our dispiriting departure from Vietnam in 1975, that reveal a war that now appears to have been truly unwinnable--due to opportunities lost, missed, ignored, or refused. He shows how--from the Truman through the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations--American leaders consistently ignored or misunderstood the realities in Southeast Asia and passed up every opportunity to avoid war in the first place or avoid becoming ever more mired in it after it began. Highlighting especially Ike's seminal and long-lasting influence on our Vietnam policy, Prados demonstrates how andwhy our range of choices narrowed with each passing year, while our decision-making continued to be distorted by Cold War politics and fundamental misperceptions about the culture, psychology, goals, and abilities of both our enemies and our allies in Vietnam. By turns engaging narrative history, compelling analytic treatise, and moving personal account, Prados's magnum opus challenges previous authors and should rightfully take its place as the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate one-volume account of a war that--judging by the frequent analogies to the current war in Iraq--has not yet really ended for any of us.

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Storm Over Leyte : The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy Prados, John Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Random House LLC, New York, New York, 2016

The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II—the greatest naval battle in history. As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey’s unwitting American armada. It was the beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf—the greatest naval battle in history. In Storm Over Leyte, acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash, demonstrating that, despite the Americans’ overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, the Japanese achieved their goal, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. And for the first time, readers will have access to the naval intelligence reports that influenced key strategic decisions on both sides. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources—U.S. and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports and postwar interrogation transcripts—Prados offers up a masterful narrative of naval conflict on an epic scale.

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Histoire de la CIA : Les fantômes de Langley John Prados [Prados, John] Perrin, Domaine étranger (Perrin (Firme)), Paris, 2019

L'histoire, les opérations et les personnels de la CIA, de sa fondation en 1947 à nos jours, par le grand historien américain John Prados. Fondée en 1947, la CIA est la plus célèbre agence de renseignement américaine, voire mondiale. Elle est aussi sans doute la plus controversée. Grâce à de nombreux documents jusqu'alors inconnus, John Prados jette un nouvel éclairage sur ses méthodes et ses opérations - de la Pologne à la Hongrie, de l'Indonésie à l'Irangate et de la baie des Cochons à Guantanamo. Il lève en particulier le voile sur son rôle dans la guerre contre le terrorisme depuis le 11 septembre, qui s'est étendu très au-delà des actions clandestines. Ses réussites, ses échecs, ses relations avec le pouvoir, ses directeurs, ses héros - mais aussi ses salauds - sont ici présentés par l'un des meilleurs spécialistes du sujet, qui décrit par ailleurs l'évolution de l'Agence : se militarisant et s'éloignant toujours davantage de sa mission première de collecte de renseignements, elle semble ne chercher qu'à s'affranchir de tout contrôle du pouvoir exécutif et surtout législatif pour devenir un État dans l'État. Cette Histoire de la CIA, fruit de quarante ans de recherches, est indispensable pour comprendre l'histoire contemporaine des États-Unis et envisager son avenir. Pages de début Préface Au lecteur Liste des directeurs de la CIA (*par intérim) Sigles et acronymes Des fantômes dans la machine 1 - La maison qu'Allen a bâtie 2 - Zélateurs et intrigants 3 - Étoiles et météorites 4 - Crises 5 - Les consiglieri 6 - Les shérifs 7 - Le cavalier sans tête 8 - Un médiocre exorciste 9 - Le spectre de la torture 10 - Le Hollandais volant BibliographieNotes Index Pages de fin

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Normandy Crucible : The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe John Prados Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Random House LLC, [N.p.], 2011

A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II. The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced in history. But the greatest of clashes would prove to be the crucible in which the outcome of World War II would be decided. Author John Prados tells the story of how and why the tactics and battle plans of Normandy proved so formative, and reconstructs the climactic Allied Normandy breakout from both sides of the battle lines.

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Histoire de la CIA : Les fantômes de Langley John Prados [Prados, John] Perrin, Domaine étranger (Perrin (Firme)), Paris, 2019

L'histoire, les opérations et les personnels de la CIA, de sa fondation en 1947 à nos jours, par le grand historien américain John Prados. Fondée en 1947, la CIA est la plus célèbre agence de renseignement américaine, voire mondiale. Elle est aussi sans doute la plus controversée. Grâce à de nombreux documents jusqu'alors inconnus, John Prados jette un nouvel éclairage sur ses méthodes et ses opérations - de la Pologne à la Hongrie, de l'Indonésie à l'Irangate et de la baie des Cochons à Guantanamo. Il lève en particulier le voile sur son rôle dans la guerre contre le terrorisme depuis le 11 septembre, qui s'est étendu très au-delà des actions clandestines. Ses réussites, ses échecs, ses relations avec le pouvoir, ses directeurs, ses héros - mais aussi ses salauds - sont ici présentés par l'un des meilleurs spécialistes du sujet, qui décrit par ailleurs l'évolution de l'Agence : se militarisant et s'éloignant toujours davantage de sa mission première de collecte de renseignements, elle semble ne chercher qu'à s'affranchir de tout contrôle du pouvoir exécutif et surtout législatif pour devenir un État dans l'État. Cette Histoire de la CIA, fruit de quarante ans de recherches, est indispensable pour comprendre l'histoire contemporaine des États-Unis et envisager son avenir. Pages de début Préface Au lecteur Liste des directeurs de la CIA (*par intérim) Sigles et acronymes Des fantômes dans la machine 1 - La maison qu'Allen a bâtie 2 - Zélateurs et intrigants 3 - Étoiles et météorites 4 - Crises 5 - Les consiglieri 6 - Les shérifs 7 - Le cavalier sans tête 8 - Un médiocre exorciste 9 - Le spectre de la torture 10 - Le Hollandais volant BibliographieNotes Index Pages de fin

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Histoire de la CIA : Les fantômes de Langley John Prados [Prados, John] Perrin, Domaine étranger (Perrin (Firme)), Paris, 2019

L'histoire, les opérations et les personnels de la CIA, de sa fondation en 1947 à nos jours, par le grand historien américain John Prados. Fondée en 1947, la CIA est la plus célèbre agence de renseignement américaine, voire mondiale. Elle est aussi sans doute la plus controversée. Grâce à de nombreux documents jusqu'alors inconnus, John Prados jette un nouvel éclairage sur ses méthodes et ses opérations - de la Pologne à la Hongrie, de l'Indonésie à l'Irangate et de la baie des Cochons à Guantanamo. Il lève en particulier le voile sur son rôle dans la guerre contre le terrorisme depuis le 11 septembre, qui s'est étendu très au-delà des actions clandestines. Ses réussites, ses échecs, ses relations avec le pouvoir, ses directeurs, ses héros - mais aussi ses salauds - sont ici présentés par l'un des meilleurs spécialistes du sujet, qui décrit par ailleurs l'évolution de l'Agence : se militarisant et s'éloignant toujours davantage de sa mission première de collecte de renseignements, elle semble ne chercher qu'à s'affranchir de tout contrôle du pouvoir exécutif et surtout législatif pour devenir un État dans l'État. Cette Histoire de la CIA, fruit de quarante ans de recherches, est indispensable pour comprendre l'histoire contemporaine des États-Unis et envisager son avenir. Pages de début Préface Au lecteur Liste des directeurs de la CIA (*par intérim) Sigles et acronymes Des fantômes dans la machine 1 - La maison qu'Allen a bâtie 2 - Zélateurs et intrigants 3 - Étoiles et météorites 4 - Crises 5 - Les consiglieri 6 - Les shérifs 7 - Le cavalier sans tête 8 - Un médiocre exorciste 9 - Le spectre de la torture 10 - Le Hollandais volant BibliographieNotes Index Pages de fin

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Histoire de la CIA – Les fantômes de Langley John Prados [Prados, John] Éd. Perrin, Domaine étranger (Perrin (Firme)), Paris, 2019

L'histoire, les opérations et les personnels de la CIA, de sa fondation en 1947 à nos jours, par le grand historien américain John Prados. Fondée en 1947, la CIA est la plus célèbre agence de renseignement américaine, voire mondiale. Elle est aussi sans doute la plus controversée. Grâce à de nombreux documents jusqu'alors inconnus, John Prados jette un nouvel éclairage sur ses méthodes et ses opérations - de la Pologne à la Hongrie, de l'Indonésie à l'Irangate et de la baie des Cochons à Guantanamo. Il lève en particulier le voile sur son rôle dans la guerre contre le terrorisme depuis le 11 septembre, qui s'est étendu très au-delà des actions clandestines. Ses réussites, ses échecs, ses relations avec le pouvoir, ses directeurs, ses héros - mais aussi ses salauds - sont ici présentés par l'un des meilleurs spécialistes du sujet, qui décrit par ailleurs l'évolution de l'Agence : se militarisant et s'éloignant toujours davantage de sa mission première de collecte de renseignements, elle semble ne chercher qu'à s'affranchir de tout contrôle du pouvoir exécutif et surtout législatif pour devenir un État dans l'État. Cette Histoire de la CIA, fruit de quarante ans de recherches, est indispensable pour comprendre l'histoire contemporaine des États-Unis et envisager son avenir. Pages de début Préface Au lecteur Liste des directeurs de la CIA (*par intérim) Sigles et acronymes Des fantômes dans la machine 1 - La maison qu'Allen a bâtie 2 - Zélateurs et intrigants 3 - Étoiles et météorites 4 - Crises 5 - Les consiglieri 6 - Les shérifs 7 - Le cavalier sans tête 8 - Un médiocre exorciste 9 - Le spectre de la torture 10 - Le Hollandais volant BibliographieNotes Index Pages de fin

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The Central Intelligence Agency: Security under Scrutiny (Understanding Our Government) Athan G. Theoharis; Richard H. Immerman; Kathryn Olmsted; John Prados Greenwood; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury USA, Westport, Conn, 2006

created In 1947, The Central Intelligence Agency Plays An Important Part In The Nation's Intelligence Activities, And Is Currently Playing A Vital Role In The War On Terrorism. While The Agency Is Often In The News And Portrayed In Television Shows And Films, It Remains One Of The Most Secretive And Misunderstood Organizations In The United States. This Work Provides An In-depth Look Into The Central Intelligence Agency And How Its Responsibilities Affect American Life. After A Brief History Of The Agency, Chapters Describe Its Organization, Intelligence/counterintelligence, Covert Operations, Controversies, Key Events, And Notable People. <h3>library Journal</h3> the Quality Of Security Provided By The Cia Is Certainly Under Investigation As Never Before. In The New Volume In Greenwood's Understanding Our Government Series, Editor Theoharis (the Fbi & American Democracy) Provides A Good Introduction To The History, Structure, And Operations Of The Cia, Information Required To Understand Fully What All The Heated Arguments Are About. The Chapters Cover The Agency's Origins, Foreign And Domestic Liaison Arrangements, Covert Activities, The Work Of Intelligence And Counterintelligence Units, And Cia Controversies From 1947 To 2004. The Chapters Are Further Subdivided And Labeled By Subtopic, And The Indexing And Table Of Contents Are Helpful In Directing One's Study. The Book's Reference Value Is Increased By Its 29-page Chronology Of Key Events, 20-page Annotated Bibliography, List Of Acronyms, And Short Biographies Of 50 Important Cia-related Individuals. Readers Can Also Examine The Cia's Factbook On Intelligence For The Official Facts And Links To More Information From The Intelligence Community. In 2001, Drumheller Was The Cia's European Operations Division Chief And Very Involved In The Efforts To Verify Whether Saddam Hussein Was Trying To Acquire Materials For A Nuclear Weapons Program. He Claims That The Bush Administration Used An Unreliable Iraqi Source To Back Up Its Claims But That The White House Was So Intent On Invading Iraq That It Ignored Any Differing Viewpoints, Forced Out Anyone Who Did Not Toe The Official Line, Offended Allies, And Outright Lied To The American Public. None Of This Is News, But Drumheller Supplies An Interesting Viewpoint As A Senior Official Who Was On The Inside At A Critical Time. His Sense Of Betrayal Of The Cia And Its Dedicated Personnel, Its British Counterparts, And The Nation Is Very Evident. Monaghan (times, London) Polishes Up The Veteran's Words And Contributes A Chapter That Reviews Drumheller's Time At The Agency Before 9/11. This Work Would Have Benefited From A Chronology, A List Of Important Individuals And Their Positions, Some Organizational Charts, And A Bibliography. British Journalist Grey Has Pieced Together The Controversial Story Of How The Cia Has Been Quietly Flying Terrorist Prisoners Around The World, Holding Them In Secret Prisons, And Dropping Them Off In Countries That Don't Hesitate To Allow Torture In The Quest For Information. There Are Descriptions Of Operational Objectives And Techniques, Official Smokescreens, The International News Media's Investigations Of This Complicated Story, And More. The Question Remains: Did The Cia Really Gain Enough Valuable Intelligence To Counter The Damage Done To The Country's Standing By Its Actions? The Appendixes Include A Chronology Of These So-called Renditions, Both Before And After 9/11, And The Flight Logs Of Two Alleged Cia Planes. Complementing Grey's Broader Scope Is Trevor Paglen And A.c. Thompson's Torture Taxi, Which Pays More Attention To The Infrastructure Of The Air Transfer Operation. With Extensive Endnotes. (index And Acknowledgments Not Seen.) Theoharis's High-quality Publication Is Suitable For Academic And Larger Public Libraries. Drumheller's Work Belongs On Shelves Alongside James Bamford's A Pretext For War, James Risen's State Of War, And Michael Isikoff And David Corn's Hubris. Grey's Book Is Recommended For All Libraries.-daniel K. Blewett, Coll. Of Dupage Lib., Glen Ellyn, Il Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Storm Over Leyte : The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy John Prados Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Random House LLC, New York, New York, 2016

Storm Over LeyteThe story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II the greatest naval battle in history. As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey s unwitting American armada. It wasthe beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf the greatest naval battle in history. In "Storm Over Leyte," acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers anunprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash, demonstrating that, despite the Americans overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, theJapanese achieved their goal, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. And for the first time, readers will have access to the naval intelligence reports that influenced key strategic decisions on both sides. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources U.S. and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports and postwar interrogation transcripts Prados offers up a masterful narrative of naval conflict on an epic scale."

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America confronts terrorism : understanding the danger and how to think about it : a documentary record John Prados; Madeline Kripke; Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography (Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington) Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, Chicago, Illinois, 2002

Publisher's description: Here is an urgent book about the overwhelming challenge that faces the United States today in its twilight struggle with terrorist groups throughout the world. John Prados, one of our foremost authorities in national and international security affairs, has collected the most informative and provocative documents and writings about the terrorist threat. Drawing on materials from congressional investigations, the reports of the State and Defense departments, executive orders dealing with intelligence activities, other government documents, and articles by accomplished analysts, Mr. Prados lays out the essential characteristics of terrorist groups throughout the world. He shows how their expertise has evolved along with our perception of their activities. In articles from a wide range of sources, he presents the thinking of experts in the field on strategy, tactics, technology, and the development of effective American policies of counter-terrorism. In his Introduction, Mr. Prados offers an historical perspective as well as a compelling forecast of what the nation is likely to face in the years immediately ahead. In a new kind of war where old approaches are not likely to be effective, America Confronts Terrorism offers an intelligent perspective on our situation. It will be an indispensable resource for general readers.

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Storm Over Leyte : The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy John Prados Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Random House LLC, New York, New York, 2016

The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II—the greatest naval battle in history. As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey’s unwitting American armada. It was the beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf—the greatest naval battle in history. In Storm Over Leyte, acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash, demonstrating that, despite the Americans’ overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, the Japanese achieved their goal, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. And for the first time, readers will have access to the naval intelligence reports that influenced key strategic decisions on both sides. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources—U.S. and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports and postwar interrogation transcripts—Prados offers up a masterful narrative of naval conflict on an epic scale.

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Safe for Democracy : The Secret Wars of the CIA Prados, John Ivan R. Dee, Inc, 2006;2009

The gamut of secret operations -- The Cold War crucible -- The secret warriors -- "The kind of experience we need" -- The covert legions -- Bitter fruits -- Adventures in Asia -- "Acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply" -- Archipelago -- The war for the roof of the world -- "Another black hole of Calcutta" -- The Bay of Pigs: failure at Playa Girón -- Cold War and counterrevolution -- The secret war against Castro -- War in Southeast Asia -- Global reach -- The southern cone -- From "rogue elephant" to resurrection -- The mountains of Allah -- The Reagan revolution -- Bill Casey's war -- Project democracy -- Full circle -- The struggle for control -- Safe for democracy.;From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial?and most embarrassing?episodes in United States relations with the world. Richard Nixon's 1969 presidential order that declared CIA covert operations necessary to the attainment of American foreign policy goals was an acknowledgment that secret warfare tools had a much wider application than just the cold war conflict with the Soviet Union. The question of what, exactly, these operations have contributed to U.S. policy has long been neglected in the rush to accuse the CIA of being a "rogue elephant" or merely listing its nefarious deeds. Safe for Democracy for the first time places the story of the CIA's covert operations squarely in the context of America's global quest for democratic values and institutions. National security historian John Prados offers a comprehensive history of the CIA's secret wars that is as close to a definitive account as is possible today. He draws on three decades of research to illuminate the men and women of the intelligence establishment, their resources and techniques, their triumphs and failures. In a dramatic and revealing narrative, Safe for Democracy not only relates the inside stories of covert operations but examines in meticulous detail the efforts of presidents and Congress to control the CIA and the specific choices made in the agency's secret wars. Along the way Mr. Prados offers eye-opening accounts of the covert actions themselves, from radically revised interpretations of classic operations like Iran, Guatemala, Chile, and the Bay of Pigs; to lesser-known projects like Tibet and Angola; to virtually unknown tales of the CIA in Guyana and Ghana. He supplies full accounts of Reagan-era operations in Nicaragua and Afghanistan, and brings the story up to date with accounts of more recent activities in Somalia, Bosnia, and Iraq, all the while keeping American foreign policy goals in view. CISAC READING LIST.

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Operation Vulture John Prados Ibooks : Distributed by Simon & Schuster, New ed, New York, 2004

<blockquote class="null1">Here is the shocking, true, and complete story of Operation Vulture, a plan designed by President Eisenhower and his top advisers that came within a hairbreadth of implementation. Operation Vulture provided for major U.S. involvement in Vietnam a decade earlier than it actually happened: heavy bombing missions‹including the use of tactical nuclear bombs, large-scale commitment of ground troops, and probable war with the People1s Republic of China. Author John Prados recreates a series of frantic behind-closed-door secret meetings and confrontations among the most famous cold-warriors: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and many more. Including newly declassified material, Operation Vulture offers the complete story of the event that almost caused the United States to enter the war in Vietnam in 1954.</blockquote>

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This is the little known story of how the American President and his cabinet carried the United States to the brink of war in Indochina and potentially China—in 1954! Americans and the U.S. were intimately involved in the key battle that ended the French occupation of Vietnam. Operation Vulture tells the story of secret U.S. efforts to sustain the French in Indochina, of the men who labored alongside the French military, of the frantic behind-closed-door meetings and confrontations in Washington as diplomats sought the American's intervention, and of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's reluctant step back from sending in the Marines and using atomic bombs. Presenting the story from the U.S., French, and Vietnamese points of view, this eBook edition of Operation Vulture is completely revised and rewritten, with new text on almost every international facet of the Dien Bien Phu battle. It provides the most detailed treatment of the secret plan to drop tactical nuclear weapons there. It includes fresh material on American naval and air operations, on the CIA and French intelligence, on U.S. and French efforts to relieve the besieged fortress, on the historical disputes over the diplomacy of Dien Bien Phu and Geneva, and on the cover-up of Eisenhower era records of these events. Also included are new maps specifically prepared for this edition. PRAISE: "A detailed and readable study..." —Foreign Affairs "Dr. Prados's perceptive...account gains impressive credence from his extensive use of recently declassified material." —Army Magazine "John Prados is a clever and prodigious digger of historical fact." —Evan Thomas, New York Times Bestselling Author

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Pentagon games : wargames and the American military John Prados HarperCollins Publishers, 1st ed., New York, New York State, 1987

Light decorated covers with stapled spine. Edge wear and corner bumps. Clean, tight pages and binding. Pull out war games included. 11x8.5 with 81 pages

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Combined fleet decoded : the secret history of American intelligence and the Japanese navy in World War II Prados, John Naval Institute Press, 1st Naval Institute Press ed., Annapolis, Md, Maryland, 2001

Written in the style of a thriller but solidly based on an array of sources, this study reinterprets the entire sea campaign in the Pacific, using intelligence as the missing key to the Allied success. It examines every aspect of the secret war of intelligence--from radio dispatches and espionage to vital information from prisoners and document translation--showing how U.S. intelligence outsmarted Japan nearly every step of the way. The resulting assessment is a virtual rewriting of history that challenges previous conceptions about the Pacific conflict. John Prados relates the growing intelligence knowledge on both sides to the progress and outcome of naval actions. Along the way he offers a wealth of revelations that include data on how the United States caught the superbattleship Yamato and the impact of intelligence on the initial campaigns in the Philippines and Netherlands East Indies and the escape of American codebreakers from Corregidor. He also provides colorful vignettes of personalities who shaped the secret intelligence war. This ambitious work is not simply a rundown of code-breaking successes, but an astonishing demonstration of how the day-to-day accumulation of knowledge can produce extraordinary results. Its accounting of Japanese intelligence is unprecedented in detail. Its reassessment of battles and campaigns is presented not just in terms of troops or ships but in how the secret war actually played out. Lauded as a major new study when published in hardcover in 1995, the book remains the most comprehensive study written. For sheer drama and gut-level operational practicality, it ranks with the very best.

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Normandy Crucible : The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe John Prados Penguin Publishing Group, 1, 2011

A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II. The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced in history. But the greatest of clashes would prove to be the crucible in which the outcome of World War II would be decided. Author John Prados tells the story of how and why the tactics and battle plans of Normandy proved so formative, and reconstructs the climactic Allied Normandy breakout from both sides of the battle lines.Pages : 739

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Read the actual intelligence reports (not the spin)—and make up your own mind. In America, the wife of the former ambassador who exposed George Bush's sixteen-word State-of-the-Union fib about uranium from Niger, is now being harassed by allies of the Administration. In Britain, the scientist who blew the whistle on Tony Blair has been driven to suicide. For all of us who, thanks to these whistle-blowers, now realize that we have been hoodwinked and want to understand exactly how, national security analyst John Prados has compiled and annotated the key source documents behind the selling of the Iraq war to the American public. As these CIA reports, Pentagon briefings, and other materials clearly show, Bush and his spokespeople were playing a crude game of three-card monte, claiming Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda, weapons of mass destruction, and imminent threats, which are here exposed as half-truths, exaggerations, and outright fabrications of a war-mongering administration. Prados, a noted historian of intelligence and national security, offers readers a first-hand view of incontrovertible evidence that we were had. Documents include <ul> <li>1995 CIA debriefing of Iraqi defector and former weapons chief Hussein Kamel</li> <li>October 2002 CIA White Paper/intelligence estimate</li> <li>October 2002 letter from CIA Director George Tenet to Senator Bill Graham</li> <li>December 2002 State Department/CIA "Fact Sheet"</li> <li>February 2003 text of Colin Powell's speech to the UN Security Council</li> <li>May 2003 CIA Paper on biological warfare production plants</li> <li>June 2003 Pentagon press briefing</li> </ul> Author Biography: An analyst with the National Security Archive, John Prados has spent two decades observing the CIA. He is the author of twelve books including Lost Crusader and The White House Tapes. He lives in Maryland.

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The hidden history of the Vietnam War Prados, John Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, Chicago, Illinois, January 1, 1990

In The Hidden History of the Vietnam War, Mr. Prados revisits the conflict by taking the reader behind conventional histories. Drawing from a broad range of sources and using new evidence, he focuses on key strategies, events, and personalities in the struggle. In narratives and vignettes that display his impressive command of facts and analysis, he sheds new light on the issues and punctures the popular mythologies of the war. The book explores the mysteries of the Tonkin Gulf, evaluates the quality of intelligence before Tet, profiles the influence of the Buddhists in the politics of South Vietnam, investigates the war of numbers over body counts, analyzes the failure of large-unit war, assesses the performance of air power - in short, Mr. Prados deals with virtually every major issue of the war, bringing to the discussion a fresh perspective. But he also breaks new ground in telling the story of the first American prisoners-of-war in Vietnam; reinterprets the role of Lyndon Johnson; furnishes the best account to date of communications intelligence in the war; describes the social characteristics of the South Vietnamese military in a way not seen before; and defines the religious and political conflicts that hindered the Vietnamese military effort. He provides the first detailed accounts of the 1972 crisis over the mining of Haiphong Harbor and of the Nixon administration's effort to destroy American veterans groups that opposed the war.

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Valley of decision : the siege of Khe Sanh John Prados, Ray W. Stubbe U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1st Naval Institute Press ed, Annapolis, Md, 2004

Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh is a 1991 book by John Prados and Ray Stubbe, a military historian and a chaplain who served during the siege, respectively. The book provides a detailed, comprehensive history of the 1968 battle at Khe Sanh, incorporating both official U.S. and North Vietnamese records, personal letters, diaries, and eyewitness accounts to present a complete picture of the pivotal event.

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Keepers of the keys : a history of the National Security Council from Truman to Bush John Prados William Morrow & Co, 1st ed., New York, New York State, 1991

Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-607) and index.

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Valley of decision : the siege of Khe Sanh John Prados, Ray W. Stubbe U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1st Naval Institute Press ed, Annapolis, Md, 2004

Widely acknowledged as the definitive history of the siege of Khe Sanh when first published in hardcover in 1991, this book tells the whole incredible story of one of the most pivotal and bloody battles of the Vietnam War. Historian John Prados and Khe Sanh survivor Ray Stubbe recount the brutal seventy-seven days of combat and present the larger political context that formed the all-important backdrop to the events on the battlefield in 1968. From the first direct hit on the fifteen-hundred tons of ammunition stockpiled in the U.S. compound, through the day and night patrols, pounding mortar fire, and shifting battle lines, the words and deeds of the men of Khe Sanh are brought to life with a skillful combination of documentation and eyewitness accounts-from both sides of the conflict. Unique among books about the war, the comprehensiveness of this study will satisfy the most demanding specialist. Its sense of drama and action and its use of on-the-scene testimony will intrigue the general reader. 576 pages. 65 photographs. 16 line drawings. Paperback. 6 x 9 inches.

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In country : remembering the Vietnam War edited by John Prados Lanham, Md.: Ivan R. Dee, Lanham, MD, Maryland, 2011

Young Americans went to South Vietnam and fought in a fierce war they barely understood. For a year they experienced an exotic land, strove to learn how to fightand survivelooking eagerly ahead to their return from "The Nam." Their searing experiences varied by where they were assigned and at what point in the war they served. The Vietnamese adversaries, North and South, were defending their homes, fighting with no hope of ending the war other than by winning it. Too often the ordeals of those on both sides have been told by othersjournalists, historians, even generals. In an invaluable corrective, John Prados, one of our leading interpreters of the Vietnam War, opens a window into the visceral reality of those on the ground in Vietnam. His carefully chosen and thoughtfully introduced anthology gathers the voicesin narrative and poetryof men and women; Americans and Vietnamese (both of the North and South); officers, enlisted men, and civilians. All the selections feature individuals experiences of war or witnessing specific events and the realities of being caught up in them. Bridging the chasm between history and memory, together they offer an intense, even blazing, testimonial to the human condition in war.

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The Ghosts of Langley : Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness John Prados New York: The New Press, Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3), [N.p.], 2017

'The Ghosts of Langley offers a detail-rich, often relentless litany of CIA scandals and mini-scandals... [and a] prayer that the CIA learn from and publicly admit its mistakes, rather than perpetuate them in an atmosphere of denial and impunity.'—The Washington PostFrom the writer Kai Bird calls a'wonderfully accessible historian,'the first major history of the CIA in a decade, published to tie in with the seventieth anniversary of the agency's foundingDuring his first visit to Langley, the CIA's Virginia headquarters, President Donald Trump told those gathered,'I am so behind you... there's nobody I respect more,'hinting that he was going to put more CIA operations officers into the field so the CIA could smite its enemies ever more forcefully. But while Trump was making these promises, behind the scenes the CIA was still reeling from blowback from the very tactics that Trump touted—including secret overseas prisons and torture—that it had resorted to a decade earlier during President George W. Bush's war on terror. Under the latest regime it seemed that the CIA was doomed to repeat its past failures rather than put its house in order. The Ghosts of Langley is a provocative and panoramic new history of the Central Intelligence Agency that relates the agency's current predicament to its founding and earlier years, telling the story of the agency through the eyes of key figures in CIA history, including some of its most troubling covert actions around the world. It reveals how the agency, over seven decades, has resisted government accountability, going rogue in a series of highly questionable ventures that reach their apotheosis with the secret overseas prisons and torture programs of the war on terror. Drawing on mountains of newly declassified documents, the celebrated historian of national intelligence John Prados throws fresh light on classic agency operations from Poland to Hungary, from Indonesia to Iran-Contra, and from the Bay of Pigs to Guantánamo Bay. The halls of Langley, Prados persuasively argues, echo with the footsteps of past spymasters, to the extent that it resembles a haunted house. Indeed, every day that the militarization of the CIA increases, the agency drifts further away from classic arts of espionage and intelligence analysis—and its original mission, while pushing dangerously beyond accountability. The Ghosts of Langley will be essential reading for anyone who cares about the next phase of American history—and the CIA's evolution—as its past informs its future and a president of impulsive character prods the agency toward new scandals and failures.

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Safe for democracy [electronic resource] : the secret wars of the CIA John Prados Ivan R. Dee Publisher, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, Chicago, 2006

From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial-and most embarrassing-episodes in United States relations with the world. Safe for Democracy for the first time places the story of the CIA's covert operations squarely in the context of America's global quest for democratic values and institutions. National security historian John Prados offers a comprehensive history of the CIA's secret wars that is as close to a definitive account as is possible today.

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Keepers of the keys : a history of the National Security Council from Truman to Bush John Prados William Morrow & Company, Inc. (NYC), 1st ed., New York, New York State, 1991

Foreword Acronyms Prologue Brokers Ike's Hidden Hand Keepers in Camelot Lyndon Johnson's Vantage Point Vietnam: Arrogance to Adversity King Richard & Prince Henry Between Power & Principle The Years the Locusts Ate The President's Lieutenants A Note on Sources Notes Index

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Normandy Crucible : The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe John Prados Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Random House LLC, [N.p.], 2011

A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II. The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced in history. But the greatest of clashes would prove to be the crucible in which the outcome of World War II would be decided. Author John Prados tells the story of how and why the tactics and battle plans of Normandy proved so formative, and reconstructs the climactic Allied Normandy breakout from both sides of the battle lines.

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Combined fleet decoded : the secret history of American intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II Prados, John, John Prados Random House, Incorporated, 1995, 1995

This book offers a profoundly new perspective on the naval war in the Pacific during World War II, examining every aspect of the secret war of intelligence—from radio dispatches and espionage to vital information obtained from prisoners, document translation, and even deep sea divers' recoveries of critical material from wrecks at the bottom of the sea. John Prados's text covers both the Allies and the Japanese and relates the growing intelligence knowledge to the progress and outcome of Pacific naval actions. \"Combined Fleet Decoded\" also tells the stories of many of the key individuals whose personalities and conflicts shaped the secret intelligence war, including intelligence officers in the Imperial Japanese Navy.The most authoritative and revealing examination yet of the way intelligence--of all kinds--was instrumental in defeating Japan. Prados gives a new picture of the war in the Pacific, one which will challenge many previous conceptions about that conflict, and one which will be irresistible to those readers who find histories of that period fascinating. 16 pages of photos. Combined Fleet Decoded offers a profoundly new perspective on the naval war in the Pacific during World War II, examining every aspect of the secret war of intelligence - from radio dispatches and espionage to vital information obtained from prisoners, document translation, and even deepsea divers' recoveries of critical material from wrecks at the bottom of the sea. John Prados's text covers both the Allies and the Japanese and relates the growing intelligence knowledge to the progress and outcome of Pacific naval actions. Combined Fleet Decoded also tells the stories of many of the key individuals whose personalities and conflicts shaped the secret intelligence war - including intelligence officers in the Imperial Japanese Navy

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Presidents' Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through the Persian Gulf War (Elephant Paperbacks) John Prados; Ivan R. Dee Elephant/Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, Elephant Paperbacks, Revised and expanded edition, Chicago, 1996

In this newly revised and updated edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA, and the Pentagon—operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations and the course of global politics. Mr. Prados uses many newly declassified documents to open a vital window on this most secret aspect of American foreign policy. "A worthy and informative book"—Washington Post. "An important book....Prados's recounting of the often neglected early days of the C.I.A. and its covert activities is especially enlightening."—New York Times Book Review. “For those concerned with the study of intelligence, Presidents' Secret Wars will be highly useful because Dr. Prados has done serious archival research....This volume moves the study of covert operations to a higher and more sophisticated plane"—Intelligence and National Security.

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Presidents' secret wars : CIA and Pentagon covert operations since World War II John MacDonald William Morrow and Company, 1st ed., New York, New York State, 1986

Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations.

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Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 (Modern War Studies) Prados, John Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, Modern war studies, Lawrence, Kan, United States, 2009

xxvii, 665 p. : 25 cm, Includes bibliographical references (p. 551-612) and index, A splendid little war -- March-July 1954 : Dien Bein Phu, Geneva, and the harnessing of American power -- Many roads to quagmire (1954-1960) -- Loose the fateful lightning (1961-1964) -- August 1964 : the last mystery of the Tonkin Gulf -- Burnished rows of steel (1964-1965) -- A hundred circling camps (1965-1967) -- Trampling out the vintage (1967) -- January-May 1968 : Tet Mau Than -- Terrible swift sword (1968-1969) -- Crush the serpent under heel (1969) -- Dim and flaring lamps (1969-1971) -- Die to make men free (1970) -- Sound forth the trumpet (1971) -- Evening dews and damps (1971-1972) -- Sifting out the hearts of men (1972) -- The truth comes marching home

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The Family Jewels: The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power (Discovering America) John Prados University of Texas Press, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2013

This powerful accounting of intelligence abuses committed by the CIA from the Cold War through the war on terror reveals why such abuses and attempts to conceal them are endemic to spying and proposes how a democratic nation can rein in its spymasters.

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The Ghosts of Langley : Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness Prados, John (author.) The New Press,, Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3), [N.p.], 2017

" The Ghosts of Langley offers a detail-rich, often relentless litany of CIA scandals and mini-scandals. . . [and a] prayer that the CIA learn from and publicly admit its mistakes, rather than perpetuate them in an atmosphere of denial and impunity." —The Washington Post From the writer Kai Bird calls a "wonderfully accessible historian," the first major history of the CIA in a decade, published to tie in with the seventieth anniversary of the agency's founding During his first visit to Langley, the CIA's Virginia headquarters, President Donald Trump told those gathered, "I am so behind you . . . there's nobody I respect more, " hinting that he was going to put more CIA operations officers into the field so the CIA could smite its enemies ever more forcefully. But while Trump was making these promises, behind the scenes the CIA was still reeling from blowback from the very tactics that Trump touted—including secret overseas prisons and torture—that it had resorted to a decade earlier during President George W. Bush's war on terror. Under the latest regime it seemed that the CIA was doomed to repeat its past failures rather than put its house in order. The Ghosts of Langley is a provocative and panoramic new history of the Central Intelligence Agency that relates the agency's current predicament to its founding and earlier years, telling the story of the agency through the eyes of key figures in CIA history, including some of its most troubling covert actions around the world. It reveals how the agency, over seven decades, has resisted government accountability, going rogue in a series of highly questionable ventures that reach their apotheosis with the secret overseas prisons and torture programs of the war on terror. Drawing on mountains of newly declassified documents, the celebrated historian of national intelligence John Prados throws fresh light on classic agency operations from Poland to Hungary, from Indonesia to Iran-Contra, and from the Bay of Pigs to Guantánamo Bay. The halls of Langley, Prados persuasively argues, echo with the footsteps of past spymasters, to the extent that it resembles a haunted house. Indeed, every day that the militarization of the CIA increases, the agency drifts further away from classic arts of espionage and intelligence analysis—and its original mission, while pushing dangerously beyond accountability. The Ghosts of Langley will be essential reading for anyone who cares about the next phase of American history—and the CIA's evolution—as its past informs its future and a president of impulsive character prods the agency toward new scandals and failures.

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The sky would fall : Operation Vulture : the U.S. bombing mission in Indochina, 1954 by John Prados New York: Dial Press, New York, New York State, 1983

s/t: The U.S. Bombing Mission in Indochina, 1954 This is the true story of Operation Vulture, a plan designed by President Eisenhower & his advisors to provide major US involvement in support of the French at Dien Bien Phu where they were locked in a deadly battle with the Vietnamese. the proposal included heavy bombing missions with the possible use of atomic bombs, grounds troops & the possibility of war with China. Prados recreates the series of meetings from declassified documents, meetings that included Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Winston Churchill & other high ranking political figures.

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The Family Jewels: The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power (Discovering America) John Prados University of Texas Press, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2013

In December 1974, A Front-page Story In The New York Times Revealed The Explosive Details Of Illegal Domestic Spying By The Central Intelligence Agency. This Included Political Surveillance, Eavesdropping, Detention, And Interrogation. The Revelation Of Illegal Activities Over Many Years Shocked The American Public And Led To Investigations Of The Cia By A Presidential Commission And Committees In Both Houses Of Congress, Which Found Evidence Of More Abuse, Even Cia Plans For Assassinations. Investigators And The Public Soon Discovered That The Cia Abuses Were Described In A Top-secret Document Agency Insiders Dubbed The 'family Jewels.' That Document Became Ground Zero For A Political Firestorm That Lasted More Than A Year. The 'family Jewels' Debacle Ultimately Brought About Greater Congressional Oversight Of The Cia, But Excesses Such As Those Uncovered In The 1970s Continue To Come To Light. The Family Jewels Probes The Deepest Secrets Of The Cia And Its Attempts To Avoid Scrutiny. John Prados Recounts The Secret Operations That Constituted 'jewels' And Investigators' Pursuit Of The Truth, Plus The Strenuous Efforts--by The Agency, The Executive Branch, And Even Presidents--to Evade Accountability. Prados Reveals How Vice President Richard Cheney Played A Leading Role In Intelligence Abuses And Demonstrates That Every Type Of 'jewel' Has Been Replicated Since, Especially During The Post-9/11 War On Terror. The Family Jewels Masterfully Illuminates Why These Abuses Are Endemic To Spying, Shows That Proper Relationships Are Vital To Control Of Intelligence, And Advocates A System For Handling 'family Jewels' Crises In A Democratic Society. -- Publisher's Description. Where Did The Family Jewels Come From? -- The Family Jewels : The White House Reacts -- Domestic Surveillance -- Surveillance Ii : Private Communications -- Detention And Interrogation -- Assassination -- Cloaking The Dagger -- Plugging The Dike -- Circling The Wagons -- Clarity. By John Prados. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam : Or, How Not to Learn From the Past Lloyd C Gardner; Marilyn Blatt Young The New Press, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., New York, 2011

Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer “history at its best, meaning, at its most useful.” —Howard Zinn From the launch of the “Shock and Awe” invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished” two months later, the war in Iraq was meant to demonstrate definitively that the United States had learned the lessons of Vietnam. This new book makes clear that something closer to the opposite is true—that US foreign policy makers have learned little from the past, even as they have been obsessed with the “Vietnam Syndrome.” Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam brings together the country’s leading historians of the Vietnam experience. Examining the profound changes that have occurred in the country and the military since the Vietnam War, this book assembles a distinguished group to consider how America found itself once again in the midst of a quagmire—and the continuing debate about the purpose and exercise of American power. Also includes contributions from: Alex Danchev * David Elliott * Elizabeth L. Hillman * Gabriel Kolko * Walter LaFeber * Wilfried Mausbach * Alfred W. McCoy * Gareth Porter “Essential.” —Bill Moyers

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How the Cold War Ended: Debating and Doing History (Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations (Paperback)) John Prados Potomac Books, Incorporated, Issues in the history of American foreign relations, 1st ed, Washington, D.C, ©2010

Review "An indispensable primer on the myriad factors that contributed to the dEnouement of the Cold War. Prados lays bare the historian's tools, giving every reader a chance to analyze the epic events of the period. This is an invaluable book for all those who are frustrated by the short-sighted triumphalism of post-Cold War America."--Vladislav M. Zubok, professor of history, Temple University, and author of "A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev"--Vladislav M. Zubok (11/02/2010) About the Author John Prados is a senior fellow at the National Security Archive in Washington, D.C., and holds a Ph.D. in political science (international relations) from Columbia University. He is the author of numerous books, including Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby (Oxford, 2003), Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 (University Press of Kansas, 2009), and Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA (Ivan R. Dee, 2009). His work has focused on national security, presidential decision making, intelligence and military history, and Southeast Asia. He lives in Silver Spring, Marylan

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How the Cold War Ended: Debating and Doing History (Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations (Paperback)) John Prados Potomac Books, Incorporated, Issues in the history of American foreign relations, 1st ed, Washington, D.C, ©2010

Review "An indispensable primer on the myriad factors that contributed to the dEnouement of the Cold War. Prados lays bare the historian's tools, giving every reader a chance to analyze the epic events of the period. This is an invaluable book for all those who are frustrated by the short-sighted triumphalism of post-Cold War America."--Vladislav M. Zubok, professor of history, Temple University, and author of "A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev"--Vladislav M. Zubok (11/02/2010) About the Author John Prados is a senior fellow at the National Security Archive in Washington, D.C., and holds a Ph.D. in political science (international relations) from Columbia University. He is the author of numerous books, including Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby (Oxford, 2003), Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 (University Press of Kansas, 2009), and Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA (Ivan R. Dee, 2009). His work has focused on national security, presidential decision making, intelligence and military history, and Southeast Asia. He lives in Silver Spring, Marylan

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Presidents' secret wars : CIA and Pentagon covert operations since World War II John Prados William Morrow and Company, First Edition (U.S.), 1986

In this new edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua and the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA and the Pentagon--operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations and the course of global politics. Mr. Prados uses many newly declassified documents to open a vital window on this most secret aspect of American foreign policy.

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Inside the Pentagon Papers edited by John Prados and Margaret Pratt Porter Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas, Modern war studies, Lawrence, Kan, United States, 2004

"Inside the Pentagon Papers addresses legal and moral issues that resonate today as debates continue over government secrecy and democracy's requisite demand for truthfully informed citizens. In the process, it also shows how a closer study of this signal event can illuminate questions of government responsibility in any era." "When Daniel Ellsberg leaked a secret government study about the Vietnam War to the press in 1971, he set off a chain of events that culminated in one of the most important First Amendment decisions in American legal history. That affair is now part of history, but the story behind the case has much to tell us about government secrecy and the public's right to know." "Inside the Pentagon Papers reexamines what happened, why it mattered, and why it still has relevance today. Focusing on the back story of the Pentagon Papers and the resulting court cases, it draws upon a wealth of oral history and previously classified documents to show the consequences of leak and litigation both for the Vietnam War and for American history."--BOOK JACKET.

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Storm Over Leyte - The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy (2016) Prados, John Penguin Publishing Group, 2016

The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II—the greatest naval battle in history. As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey's unwitting American armada. It was the beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf—the greatest naval battle in history.In Storm Over Leyte, acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash, demonstrating that, despite the Americans' overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, the Japanese achieved their goal, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. And for the first time, readers will have access to the naval intelligence reports that influenced key strategic decisions on both sides.Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources—U.S. and Japanese...

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War in the Shadows (The Vietnam Experience) Samuel Lipsman; Douglas Pike; John Prados; James William Gibson; Shelby Stanton; Rod Paschall; John Morrocco; Benjamin F. Schemmer; Robert Manning Boston Publishing Company, The Vietnam experience, Boston, MA, Massachusetts, 1988

Picture Essays Cover The Golden Triangle And Edward G. Lansdale. The Vietcong Secret Warr -- Dawn Of The War -- Operation Phoenix -- Special Military Operations -- The Making Of A Clandestine Army -- Operation Menu -- The Secret War Of The Pows -- The Raid At Son Tay. By The Editors Of Boston Publishing Company. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 186-188.

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Islands of Destiny : The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun Prados, John Penguin Publishing Group, New York, 2012

Acclaimed WWII historian and military intelligence expert John Prados offers a provocative reassessment of the Allies' battle for the Solomon Islands--a turbulent, dramatic campaign that, he argues, was the true turning point of the Pacific conflict. Historians traditionally refer to the Battle of Midway as the point when Allied forces gained the advantage over the Japanese. In "Islands of Destiny," Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their assault undaunted. Taking this surprising fact as the start of his inquiry, he began to investigate how and when the Pacific tide turned in the Allies' favor. His search led him to the decisive battles and strategic maneuvers in the fight for the Solomon Islands. Beginning with the invasion of Guadalcanal in August 1942, the Solomons became a hotly contested battleground for over a year, culminating in the isolation of Rabaul by the Allies. As military forces fought over the strategically important islands, a secret war of intelligence was also being waged. For a total picture of the conflict, Prados integrates blow-by-blow action on the ground with the code breaking, aerial reconnaissance, secret spy posts, and submarine scouting that were vital to the Allied effort. The Solomons arena saw some of the most intense combat of WWII--from major naval actions, including a key confrontation between battleships, to air battles that took place almost daily. With expert knowledge and crystal clear prose, John Prados illustrates why these events were not only thrilling, but pivotal in the Allies' path to victory. eBook : Š ISBN : 0451414829 Subject : Books.Military.20th-21st Century.WWII.PTO.Misc Priority : 3

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Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 (Modern War Studies) Prados, John University Press of Kansas, Modern war studies, Lawrence, Kan, United States, 2009

The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people--liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike--agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, attributing the quagmire to everything from domestic politics to the press. The military never lost a battle; how then did it not win the war? Stepping back from this overheated fray, bestselling author John Prados takes a fresh look at both the war and the debates about it to produce a much-needed and long-overdue reassessment of one of our nation's most tragic episodes. Drawing upon several decades of research--including recently declassified documents, newly available presidential tapes, and a wide range of Vietnamese and other international sources--Prados's magisterial account weaves together multiple perspectives across an epic-sized canvas where domestic politics, ideologies, nations, and militaries all collide. Prados patiently pieces back together the events and moments, from the end of World War II until our dispiriting departure from Vietnam in 1975, that reveal a war that now appears to have been truly unwinnable--due to opportunities lost, missed, ignored, or refused. He shows how--from the Truman through the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations--American leaders consistently ignored or misunderstood the realities in Southeast Asia and passed up every opportunity to avoid war in the first place or avoid becoming ever more mired in it after it began. Highlighting especially Ike's seminal and long-lasting influence on our Vietnam policy, Prados demonstrates how andwhy our range of choices narrowed with each passing year, while our decision-making continued to be distorted by Cold War politics and fundamental misperceptions about the culture, psychology, goals, and abilities of both our enemies and our allies in Vietnam. By turns engaging narrative history, compelling analytic treatise, and moving personal account, Prados's magnum opus challenges previous authors and should rightfully take its place as the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate one-volume account of a war that--judging by the frequent analogies to the current war in Iraq--has not yet really ended for any of us.

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Lost Crusader : The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby Prados, John Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford University Press USA, New York, 2003

An account of one of the nation's most controversial CIA directors looks back on a life spent fighting Communism, from his salad days in the OSS to his involvement in the Phoenix program in Vietnam and the Indonesian coup of 1965.

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NATO's Secret Armies: Operation GLADIO and Terrorism in Western Europe (Contemporary Security Studies) Ganser, Daniele Routledge, 1, US, 2004

This book tells the story of NATO's secret anti-communist stay-behind armies that had been set up by the CIA and MI6 after World War Two in all countries of Western Europe and in some countries became tragically linked to right-wing terrorism

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Nato-Geheimarmeen in Europa Ganser, Daniele & Roth, Carsten Routledge, 1, US, 2004

This book tells the story of NATO's secret anti-communist stay-behind armies that had been set up by the CIA and MI6 after World War Two in all countries of Western Europe and in some countries became tragically linked to right-wing terrorism **Wörter : 156012

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Why the North won the Vietnam War: new interpretations Marc Jason Gilbert; Robert K. Brigham; William Duiker; Lloyd C. Gardner; George C. Herring; John Prados; Jeffrey Record; Andrew Rotter; Earl H. Tilford Jr.; Marilyn B. Young Palgrave MacMillan, Springer Nature, New York, 2002

In this new collection of essays on the Vietnam War, eminent scholars of the Second Indo-china conflict consider several key factors that led to the defeat of the United States and its allies. The book adopts a candid and critical look at the United State's stance and policies in Vietnam, and refuses to condemn, excuse, or apologize for America's actions in the conflict. Rather, the contributors think widely and creatively about the varied reasons that may have accounted for the United State's failure to defeat the North Vietnamese Army, such as the role played by economics in America's defeat. Other fresh perspectives on the topic include American intelligence failure in Vietnam, the international dimensions of America's defeat in Vietnam, and the foreign policy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. None of the essays have been previously published, and all have been specifically commissioned for the book by its editor, Marc Jason Gilbert.

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