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Full-Text Articles in History
Writing About Espionage Secrets, Kristie Macrakis
Writing About Espionage Secrets, Kristie Macrakis
Secrecy and Society
This article describes the author’s experiences researching three books on espionage history in three different countries and on three different topics. The article describes the foreign intelligence arm of the Ministry for State Security; a global history of secret writing from ancient to modern times; and finally, my current project on U.S. intelligence and technology from the Cold War to the War on Terror. The article also discusses the tensions between national security and openness and reflects on the results of this research and its implications for history and for national security.
Enhancing Your Intelligence Agency Information Resource Iq: Pt. 2: The Central Intelligence Agency, Bert Chapman
Enhancing Your Intelligence Agency Information Resource Iq: Pt. 2: The Central Intelligence Agency, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Provides an overview of information resources produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) including popular reference works like World Factbook and Chiefs of State and Cabinet Leaders of Foreign Governments. Additional content describes the CIA's origins and development, descriptions of current organizational components, information about it's directors, and the text of historical National Intelligence Estimates (NIE) and the President's Daily Brief covering topics as varied as North Korea, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and NIE's on Soviet ballistic missile forces and numerous other topics. Features artifacts from the CIA Museum.
The Central Intelligence Agency And Cuba: How The Trap Of Success Led To The Bay Of Pigs, Yandy Orozco
The Central Intelligence Agency And Cuba: How The Trap Of Success Led To The Bay Of Pigs, Yandy Orozco
Theses and Dissertations
This research looks at how covert operations in Iran and Guatemala shaped the decision to launch the Bay of Pigs invasion, and why the United States government embarked on an operation that had little chance of success. Key areas of discussion are the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its role in the removal of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadeq (Iran) and President Jacobo Arbenz (Guatemala), the Dulles faction, the anti-Castro program, and President Kennedy’s relationship with the CIA. Upon examining these areas, the study shows that the covert action success in Iran and Guatemala fueled American hubris and obviated the recognition …
Rationality, Parapsychology, And Artificial Intelligence In Military And Intelligence Research By The United States Government In The Cold War, Guy M. Lomeo
Theses and Dissertations
A study analyzing the roles of rationality, parapsychology, and artificial intelligence in military and intelligence research by the United States Government in the Cold War. An examination of the methodology behind the decisions to pursue research in two fields that were initially considered irrational.
An Interview With David H.Petraeus, General (Usa Retired), Usawc Press
An Interview With David H.Petraeus, General (Usa Retired), Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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The Birth Of A Drone Nation: American Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Since 1917, Garrett Dale Mckinnon
The Birth Of A Drone Nation: American Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Since 1917, Garrett Dale Mckinnon
LSU Master's Theses
Drones have entered American consciousness and society. Little attention, however, has been paid to how America got here, how it became a drone nation. This thesis seeks to counter the “New Drone” misconception, the general ignorance of drone history present in the historiography, and popular perception of the subject. Chapter one, “The “New Drone” Misconception: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the World Wars,” examines America’s first experiments with military drones. Charles Kettering, “Hap” Arnold, and Reginald Denny were among the first to recognize UAV potential and garner American support. The main motivation for drone use--removing American soldiers from danger--was first recognized …
The Cia’S Past And Future, James Bohland
The Cia’S Past And Future, James Bohland
Ex-Patt Magazine
As the 100th birthday of Sherman Kent, the “father of Intelligence Analysis” approaches, Ex-Patt looks at the CIA and its direction.
The Ursinus Weekly, January 10, 1978, Ann Weibezahl, Sharon Tuberty, Cindy Poots, Kaaron Benson, Jonathan Zap, Sue Byrom, Lee Moore, Rick Morris, George Young
The Ursinus Weekly, January 10, 1978, Ann Weibezahl, Sharon Tuberty, Cindy Poots, Kaaron Benson, Jonathan Zap, Sue Byrom, Lee Moore, Rick Morris, George Young
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
Ursinus news in brief: Craft attempts prior restraint; Lilly Endowment scratched; Band hangs Mandel; Dishes returned; Cornell students march for time off • Library may curtail hours • Task force considers curriculum • Bankruptcy negates loans • C.I.A. investigates U.C. • Directory published • Tobin appointed • Employment curtailed • Opinion: Ursinus safety • Letters to the editor • A Vegetarian's view • Censorship vs. student rights • Movie attack: Close encounters of the third kind • Dr. Parsons working on new book • Matty Simmons: The Man behind National Lampoon • Dylan to tour in the new year • …