Description |
xii, 590 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Homecoming -- A great day -- In good faith -- Leaves from a pocket notebook -- Son of cease-fire -- Martin's embassy -- Nibblers and anti-nibblers -- Fiscal whores -- Improvisatory offensive -- A thousand cuts -- Hail-fellow -- Pyrrhic victories -- Blossoming lotus -- Light at the top -- Glass mountain -- Black box -- Cannonball to Papa Lima -- Ides of March -- Piece of my tongue -- Primary responsibility -- Limp little rags -- The bombing -- Spotlighting -- Eagle pull -- Discarded luxury -- Worst case -- Controlled conditions -- Panic button -- A bargain whose day has passed -- Secret caller -- Polarized thinking -- High-class chauffer -- Our turn -- They're in the halls -- Morning -- Afternoon -- Evening |
Summary |
An insider's account of Saigon's indecent end told by the CIA's chief |
Notes |
Includes index |
Subject |
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Secret service -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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LC no. |
77155034 |
ISBN |
0394407431 |
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