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Ike's Spies : Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment by Stephen E. Ambrose (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307946606

ISBN-139780307946607

eBay Product ID (ePID)103010790

Product Key Features

Book TitleIke's Spies : Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States, Presidents & Heads of State

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorStephen E. Ambrose

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Revealing and engagingly written. . . . A book with the qualities of an adventure story." - The New York Review of Books "Ambrose is a superb historian." - The New York Times Book Review "Historians and public alike should be profoundly grateful to Ambrose." - Chicago Tribune "Ambrose brought American history to life with intelligence and care." - The Tampa Tribune

Dewey Decimal940.54/8673

SynopsisThis classic Cold War-era history looks at the way President Dwight Eisenhower managed America's secret operations as general and as commander in chief and is based on privileged access to the president and his private papers--from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. During his time in office, Eisenhower projected the image of a genial bureaucrat, but behind that public face, he ran the most efficient espionage establishment in the world, overseeing assassination plots, the growth of the CIA, and the overthrow of governments. This book gives a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most ambitious secret operations in American history, including the 1954 overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz Guzm n's government of Guatemala; Operation AJAX, which toppled Iran's Mossadegh; and the U-2 flights over Russia. Some of Ike's most conspicuous intelligence missteps are also discussed, including the failure to predict the German attack during the Battle of the Bulge and the tragic encouragement of freedom fighters in Hungary, Indonesia, and Cuba. Ike's Spies is indispensible to anyone interested in the development of America's Cold War spy operations., This classic Cold War-era history looks at the way President Dwight Eisenhower managed America's secret operations as general and as commander in chief and is based on privileged access to the president and his private papers--from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. During his time in office, Eisenhower projected the image of a genial bureaucrat, but behind that public face, he ran the most efficient espionage establishment in the world, overseeing assassination plots, the growth of the CIA, and the overthrow of governments. This book gives a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most ambitious secret operations in American history, including the 1954 overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán's government of Guatemala; Operation AJAX, which toppled Iran's Mossadegh; and the U-2 flights over Russia. Some of Ike's most conspicuous intelligence missteps are also discussed, including the failure to predict the German attack during the Battle of the Bulge and the tragic encouragement of freedom fighters in Hungary, Indonesia, and Cuba. Ike's Spies is indispensible to anyone interested in the development of America's Cold War spy operations.