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Kurlantzick, Joshua, 1976- author.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Laos.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Secret service -- United States.
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A great place to have a war : America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA / Joshua Kurlantzick.
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Kurlantzick, Joshua, 1976- author.
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Subjects
United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Laos.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Secret service -- United States.
ISBN:
9781451667868
1451667868
Description:
323 pages ; 24 cm
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Contents:
Baci -- The CIA's first war -- Vang Pao, Bill Lair, Tony Poe, and Bill Sullivan -- Laos before the CIA, and the CIA before Laos -- The CIA meets Laos -- Operation Momentum begins -- Kennedy expands Momentum -- The not-so-secret secret: keeping a growing operation hidden -- Enter the bombers -- The wider war -- Going for broke -- The victory and the loss -- The secret war becomes public -- Defeat and retreat -- Skyline Ridge -- Final days -- Laos and the CIA: the legacy -- Aftermath.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
959.70438 Ku
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Kailua Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
959.70438 Ku
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McCully-Moiliili Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
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