The Intelligence Community 1950-1955
Author | : Douglas Keane |
Publisher | : Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian |
Total Pages | : 880 |
Release | : 2008-02 |
ISBN-13 | : WISC:89104097175 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Intelligence Community 1950-1955 by : Douglas Keane
Download or read book The Intelligence Community 1950-1955 written by Douglas Keane and published by Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the institutional growth of the intelligence community under Directors Walter Bedell Smith and Allen W. Dulles, and demonstrates how Smith, through his prestige, ability to obtain national security directives from a supportive President Truman, and bureaucratic acumen, truly transformed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).