From The Shadows. The Ultimate Insider's Story Of Five Presidents And How They Won The Cold War

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: First Edition

Description: 604 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Written by a former director of the CIA, this is the story of Americas and the agencys role in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Gates describes the atmosphere, culture and politics of the CIA and the National Security Council, and draws candid appraisals of the presidents and other key officials. Among his disclosures are: how Carter laid the foundations for Reagans covert wars against the Soviets; CIA predictions of a conservative coup against Gorbachev and the collapse of the Soviet Union; CIA and KGB "black operations" against each other; the secret relationship between Pope John Paul II and the Soviets; and three secret CIA-KGB summits.

ISBN: 9780684810812