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Eclipse : the last days of the CIA
- Title
- Eclipse : the last days of the CIA / Mark Perry.
- Author
- Perry, Mark, 1950-
- Publication
- New York : Morrow, 1992.
- ©1992
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | JK468.I6 P454 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 528 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Key incidents in Eclipse deal with the bombing of Pan Am 103, the seizure of Manuel Noriega, the breakup of the Abu Nidal terrorist organization, the political fallout of the Iran-contra affair, the collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire, the enormously controversial confirmation of Robert Gates to be Director of Central Intelligence and, most important, the "politicization" of the CIA's intelligence findings.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [500]-516) and index.
- Contents
- Glossary of intelligence acronyms and titles -- Chronology -- Prologue -- pt. I: The wizard -- Rashid's revenge -- Our man in Teheran -- Just off the boat from the FBI -- Senator, soldier, dictator ... spy -- 354 days -- Out of a clear sky -- pt. II. The analyst -- The crisis of the CIA -- A man for this season -- Lao Pengyou -- Negligent homicide -- The blame business -- pt. III. The sorcerer's apprentice -- Earthquake -- Mind-sets -- Ruthless but pragmatic -- Baghdad Station -- Gatesgate -- Epilogue -- Author's note.
- ISBN
- 0688093868
- 9780688093860
- LCCN
- 92001288
- OCLC
- ocm25282119
- 25282119
- SCSB-1965247
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library