A Covert Action: Reagan, the Cia, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland
In 1981, the Soviet-backed Polish government declared martial law to crush a budding democratic opposition movement. Moscow and Washington were on a collision course. It was the most significant crisis of Ronald Reagan's fledgling presidency. Reagan authorized a covert CIA operation codenamed QRHELPFUL to support dissident groups, particularly the trade union Solidarity. The CIA provided money that helped Solidarity print newspapers, broadcast radio programs, and conduct an information campaign against the government.This gripping narrative reveals the little-known history of one of America's most successful covert operations through its most…
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- ISBN: 978-0-393-35793-6
- EAN: 9780393357936
- Produktnummer: 31700623
- Verlag: W W Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 448 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.1 cm x D3.0 cm 347 g
- Gewicht: 347
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Seth G. Jones is the Harold Brown Chair and Director of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), as well as the author of A Covert Action, In the Graveyard of Empires, and Hunting in the Shadows. He lives outside of Washington, DC.
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