Vickers, Michael G.

Summary: "A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers transformed the campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghans win their war. More than any other American, he was...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023

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Conroy, James B.

Summary: A character-driven account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, an Anglo-American clash over military strategy that produced a winning plan when World War II could have gone either way. Churchill called it the most important Allied conclave of the war. Until now, it has never been explored in a full-length book. In a secret, no-holds-barred, ten-day debate in a Moroccan warzone,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023

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Barnett, Thomas P. M.

Contents: Preface: The shape of things to come -- The seven deadly sins of Bush-Cheney -- A twelve-step recovery program for American grand strategy -- The American trajectory: of great men and great powers -- The economic realignment: racing to the bottom of the pyramid -- The diplomatic realignment: rebranding the team of rivals -- The security realignment: rediscovering diplomacy, defense, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2009

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Takaki, Ronald T.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5425 Takak