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The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945โ1975
The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people-liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundi...
Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness
"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...
The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War
"Enormously illuminating. . . . John Prados can lead a reader, from the battle buff to the expert, through the series of campaigns near the DMZ and al...
What Everyone Needs to Knowยฎ
The assassination of Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure among the greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After near...
America's Dien Bien Phu
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 potentiall...
The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby
John Prados is a senior researcher at the National Security Archive in Washington....
The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power
In December 1974, a front-page story in the New York Times revealed the explosive details of illegal domestic spying by the Central Intelligence Agenc...
The Secret Wars of the CIA
"Safe for Democracy not only relates the inside stories of covert operations but examines in meticulous detail the efforts of presidents and Congress ...
Into the Heart of the CIA
The Ghosts of Langley is the story of spymasters, their minions, and the ways in which the Central Intelligence Agency changed the world. These were d...
The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War IIโthe greatest naval battle in history. As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philipp...
The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny, acclaimed histor...
CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through the Persian Gulf
In this newly revised and updated edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghani...
The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II
The most authoritative and revealing examination yet of the way intelligence--of all kinds--was instrumental in defeating Japan. Prados gives a new pi...
Focusing on key strategies, crucial issues, battle actions, and personalities in the Vietnam conflict, John Prados draws from a broad range of evidenc...
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War Two in Europe
A new perspective on the greatest military offensive the world had ever seen, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy campaign....
Security under Scrutiny
Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital rol...
The Documents that Reveal how Bush Sold Us a War
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 ...
The Siege of Khe Sanh
This military history of the Vietnam War uses official documents including US Government records and North Vietnamese Army material. It also draws on ...
U.S. Intelligence Analysis & Russian Military Strength
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The Secret Wars of a Controversial Spymaster
It is surprising that no one previous to John Prados attempted a biography of quintessential cold warrior William Colby, because his story is in many ...
Debating and Doing History
Examines the debates surrounding the end of the Cold War...
CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through Iranscam
Traces the history of postwar American secret operations, assesses their effectiveness, and discusses the Iran-Contra Affair...
CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations Since World War II
Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations....
U.S. Intelligence Analysis & Soviet Strategic Forces
The Description for this book, The Soviet Estimate: U.S. Intelligence Analysis and Soviet Strategic Forces, will be forthcoming....
Wargames and the American Military
Complete with a detachable game board, this combines the fun of realistic andeasy-to-play wargames with a fascinating look at the military's own games...
Operation Vulture : the U.S. Bombing Mission in Indochina, 1954