FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY, Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush [Snr],
by Christopher Andrew
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Packed book weighs 1&fr
- Seller
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harper Collins, publishers, New York - first edition 1995 hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Packed book weighs 1½kgs, expect slightly higher shipping. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Thirty-one b&w photographic illustrations, extensive notes, bibliography, and index. Here is a fascinating narrative packed with insights and anecdotes on how presidential personalities, as well as policies, affected the fortunes of American intelligence. The author focuses on American presidents' attitudes toward, and use of, their intelligence communities. He draws on archival research and on high-level intelligence community sources to tell this original and important story.
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- Seller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 34926
- Title
- FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY, Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush [Snr],
- Author
- Christopher Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Packed book weighs 1&fr
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper Collins, publishers, New York - first edition
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 660 pages
- Keywords
- Cloak-and-dagger satellite Cuban Missile Evil Empire Pear Harbor Intelligence Espionage codebreakers CIA SIGINT
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