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The Resource A great place to have a war : America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA, Joshua Kurlantzick

A great place to have a war : America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA, Joshua Kurlantzick

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Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
323 pages
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
  • Massacre
  • 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
Isbn
9781451667868
Instance
Label
A great place to have a war : America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA
Title
A great place to have a war
Title remainder
America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA
Statement of responsibility
Joshua Kurlantzick
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1976-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Kurlantzick, Joshua
Dewey number
959.704/38
Index
index present
LC call number
DS557.8.L3
LC item number
K87 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • United States
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • United States
  • HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
  • HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
  • Military campaigns
  • Secret service
  • Laos
  • United States
Label
A great place to have a war : America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA, Joshua Kurlantzick
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-310) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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 -- Massacre -- 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
Control code
ocn948748112
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
323 pages
Isbn
9781451667868
Lccn
2016005352
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)948748112
  • (Sirsi) a1963328
Label
A great place to have a war : America in Laos and the birth of a military CIA, Joshua Kurlantzick
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-310) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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 -- Massacre -- 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
Control code
ocn948748112
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
323 pages
Isbn
9781451667868
Lccn
2016005352
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)948748112
  • (Sirsi) a1963328

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