A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland - Rilegato

Jones, Seth G.

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ISBN 10: 0393247007 ISBN 13: 9780393247008

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2018

Riassunto

December, 1981—the CIA receives word that the Polish government has cut telephone communications with the West and closed the Polish border. The agency’s leaders quickly inform President Ronald Reagan, who is enjoying a serene weekend at Camp David. Within hours, Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski has appeared on Polish national television to announce the establishment of martial law. A new era in Cold War politics has begun: Washington and Moscow are on a collision course.In this gripping narrative history, Seth G. Jones reveals the little-known story of the CIA’s subsequent operations in Poland, which produced a landmark victory for democracy during the Cold War. While the Soviet-backed Polish government worked to crush a budding liberal opposition movement, the CIA began a sophisticated intelligence campaign, code-named QRHELPFUL, that supported dissident groups. The most powerful of these groups was Solidarity, a trade union that swelled to a membership of ten million and became one of the first legitimate anti-Communist opposition movements in Eastern Europe. With President Reagan’s support, the CIA provided money that helped Solidarity print newspapers, broadcast radio programs, and conduct a wide-ranging information warfare campaign against the Soviet-backed government. QRHELPFUL proved vital in establishing a free and democratic Poland.A Covert Action

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0393247007
• ISBN 13: 9780393247008
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 418
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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