CIA
Spytime; The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton, A Novel
New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [12], 305, [3] pages. DJ has some sticker residue at top front. William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative author and commentator. He founded National Review magazine in 1955, which had a major impact in stimulating the conservative movement; hosted 1,429 episodes of the television show Firing Line (1966–1999), where he became known for his transatlantic accent and wide vocabulary; and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column along with numerous spy novels. George H. Nash, a historian of the modern American conservative movement, said Buckley was "arguably the most important public intellectual in the United States in the past half century… For an entire generation, he was the preeminent voice of American conservatism and its first great ecumenical figure." Buckley's primary contribution to politics was a fusion of traditional American political conservatism with laissez-faire economic theory and anti-communism, laying groundwork for the new American conservatism of presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and President Ronald Reagan, both Republicans. Former Senate Republican leader Bob Dole said "Buckley lighted the fire". Buckley wrote God and Man at Yale (1951) and more than fifty other books on writing, speaking, history, politics, and sailing, including a series of novels featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes. Buckley referred to himself as either a libertarian or conservative. More
Memoirs of a Counter Revolutionary
New York: Doubleday, 1989. 266, one corner creased. More
Spy Pilot; Francis Gary Powers, The U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2019. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 296 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Inscribed by the author, Francis Gary Powers Jr., on the half title page. Inscription reads: To Bob, Best wishes, Francis Gary Powers Jr. Includes Foreword by Sergei Khrushchev. Also includes Authors' Note, Introduction, Notes, and Index, as well as Chapters on The Restless Heart; Open Skies; Mayday; Repatriated; Lost in a Crowd; Searching for the Truth; Voice from the Grave; The Last Echo; and Unfinished Business. Also includes Acknowledgments, List of Interviews Conducted by Keith Dunnavant, Notes, and Index. One of the most talked about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. Powers was captured by the KGB, subjected to a televised show trial, and imprisoned, all of which created an international incident. Soviet authorities eventually released him in exchange for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. Now his son, Francis Gary Powers Jr., founder of the Cold War Museum, and acclaimed historian Keith Dunnavant have written this new account of Powers's life based on personal files that had never been previously available. The result is a fascinating piece of Cold War history. More
The 25-Year War; America's Military Role in Vietnam
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. [A Touchstone Book], 1984. First Paperback Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. [14], 236, [6] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Chart. Notes. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Inscribed by author on title page to "a gallant Army wife and true patriot". Name of previous owner and bookplate on fep. Ink underlining and other marks and comments noted in a number of places. An individual unnamed in the text is identified by a marginal comments at page 128. Bruce Palmer Jr. (April 13, 1913 – October 10, 2000) was a United States Army General. He was commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 1965–1967, and concurrently commander of Task Force 120 and United States Land Forces, Dominican Republic, May 1965. He was commander of the II Field Force, Vietnam, and deputy commander of the United States Army, Vietnam, 1967–1968 and was acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army July 1–October 11, 1972; supervised the drawdown of Army forces from Vietnam; and was commander in chief of the United States Readiness Command. More
The 25-Year War; America's Military Role in Vietnam
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. [A Touchstone Book], 1984. First Paperback Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. [14], 236, [6] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Chart. Notes. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Letter from the publisher laid in. Bruce Palmer Jr. (April 13, 1913 – October 10, 2000) was a United States Army General. He was commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 1965–1967, and concurrently commander of Task Force 120 and United States Land Forces, Dominican Republic, May 1965. He was commander of the II Field Force, Vietnam, and deputy commander of the United States Army, Vietnam, 1967–1968 and was acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army July 1–October 11, 1972; supervised the drawdown of Army forces from Vietnam; and was commander in chief of the United States Readiness Command. More
Last Man Out: A Personal Account of the Vietnam War
Camden, SC: John Culler & Sons, 1996. First? Edition. First? Printing. Hardcover. 450 pages. Illus., map, index, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, and small edge tears. Signed by the author. More
Hard Measures; How aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives
New York: Threshold Editions, 2012. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 269, [3] pages. Illustrations. Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. (born October 21, 1948) is an American former intelligence officer who served as Director of the National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He was the final CIA deputy director for operations (DDO) before that position was expanded to D/NCS in December 2004. Rodriguez was a central figure in the 2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, leading to The New York Times Editorial Board and Human Rights Watch to call for his prosecution. Rodriguez joined the CIA in 1976 and served for 31 years. According to retired General Michael Hayden, "Jose built a reputation for leadership in the field and here at headquarters, and he guided some of the agency's greatest counterterror victories. He has done much to protect our country by strengthening its Clandestine Service." Much of his career was as an officer under the Directorate of Operations in the Latin America division, assigned to work in countries ranging from Peru to Belize. From 1994 to 1996, he worked under the guise of Military Attache at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires. Over time, he was promoted to chief of station in Panama, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, and subsequently chief of Latin America Division. In May 2002, Rodriguez was promoted to the post of Director of the Counterterrorism Center. The Counterterrorism Center brings together case officers, operators, analysts, and technologists to work on preventing terrorism. Rodriguez was responsible for driving the CIA operations and the targeting analysis necessary to uncover terrorists. More
Robert Kennedy and His Times
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Book Club Edition. 1116 total, 2-vol. set, illus., footnotes, notes, index, soiling to fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled and stained, tears to DJ edges. More
Robert Kennedy and His Times, Volume I
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Book Club Edition. 555, v.1 only, illus., footnotes, ink name inside front board, DJ somewhat soiled, small tears to DJ edges This volume covers Robert Kennedy's youth through the Cuban Missile Crisis. More
The Secret War Against Hanoi; Kennedy and Johnson's Use of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. xix, [1], 390, [6] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Richard H. Shultz, Jr. (born 1947) is an American scholar of international security studies. He is a Professor International Politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he is also the director of the International Security Studies Program (ISSP). He is an expert and early scholar of insurgency, with his works including influential research on guerrilla warfare in Vietnam. He is also an expert on terrorism, intelligence gathering, internal conflicts, and low intensity conflict. Shultz has served on the Special Operations Policy Advisory Group of the U.S. Department of Defense. He has held chairs at the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval War College, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Shultz has been a member of the Board to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. His consultant work has focused on peacekeeping, counter-proliferation, and the impact of organized crime on U.S. security interests. More
The Secret War Against Hanoi; Kennedy and Johnson's Use of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1999. First edition [Stated]. First printing stated. Hardcover. xvii, 408, [4] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. Richard H. Shultz, Jr. (born 1947) is an American scholar of international security studies. He is a Professor International Politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he is also the director of the International Security Studies Program (ISSP). He is an expert and early scholar of insurgency, with his works including influential research on guerrilla warfare in Vietnam. He is also an expert on terrorism, intelligence gathering, internal conflicts, and low intensity conflict. Shultz has served on the Special Operations Policy Advisory Group of the U.S. Department of Defense. He has held chairs at the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval War College, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Shultz has been a member of the Board to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. His consultant work has focused on peacekeeping, counter-proliferation, and the impact of organized crime on U.S. security interests. More