From his years as America's point man in Vietnam to his mysterious death in 1996, William Colby was one of the most enigmatic figures of the Cold War. Whether it was in CIA oper's. against Russia, anti-Communism in W. Europe, covert action in SE Asia, or its involvement in the Watergate affair, Colby stood at the center of the agency's secret activities. He was cast as a scapegoat by the Nixon Admin. during the Church &amp; Pike invest. of CIA activities. Here, Prados uncovers the real story of Colby, from his beginnings in the OSS to his years as Dir. of Central Intell. in the 1970s. Offers new revelations on the CIA in W. Europe &amp; Asia, incl. the first account of the action at the top level of the CIA during the final demise of S. Vietnam in 1975. Photos.

Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby

Biographies & Memoirs

John Prados

Leaders & Notable People

Diane Pub Co.

Ghosts of Langley

The Ghosts of Langley is the story of spymasters, their minions, and the ways in which the Central Intelligence Agency changed the world. These were determined men and women who believed in their mission, followed White House orders ‒ and sometimes circumvented them. It is also the story of some brave reformers who attempted to change the CIA's culture but were swept under the rug, or worse, converted to the dark side. The Ghosts of Langley uses profiles of key figures in CIA history as a lens through which to examine the history of American intelligence and the ways that actions undertaken by the CIA agents helped create the situation the nation now faces, taking into account not only covert operations, but intelligence analysis, technological discoveries and more. John Prados reaches into areas that have never before been explored in books on the agency, including how its lawyers helped define the parameters of accountability for intelligence gathering and the ways in which covert operations are conducted and revealed. Along the way, he reveals the existence of US intelligence beyond White House control.

Ghosts Of Langley

Amberley Publishing

Widely acknowledged as the definitive history of the siege of Khe Sanh when first published in hardcover in 1991, this book tells the whole incredible story of one of the most pivotal and bloody battles of the Vietnam War. Historian John Prados and Khe Sanh survivor Ray Stubbe recount the brutal seventy-seven days of combat and present the larger political context that formed the all-important backdrop to the events on the battlefield in 1968. 
From the first direct hit on the fifteen-hundred tons of ammunition stockpiled in the U.S. compound, through the day and night patrols, pounding mortar fire, and shifting battle lines, the words and deeds of the men of Khe Sanh are brought to life with a skillful combination of documentation and eyewitness accounts-from both sides of the conflict. Unique among books about the war, the comprehensiveness of this study will satisfy the most demanding specialist. Its sense of drama and action and its use of on-the-scene testimony will intrigue the general reader. 576 pages. 65 photographs. 16 line drawings. Paperback. 6 x 9 inches.

Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh

History

Ray W. Stubbe

Asia

Naval Inst Pr

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