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Author Name: David Wise and Thomas Ross
Title: The Invisible Government
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Publisher: Random House 1964
Seller ID: 000193
The Invisible Government by the authors of the U-2 affair David Wise and Thomas B. Ross Quote from book's dust jacket "The Invisible Government the is startling and disturbing book is the first full, authentic account of America's Intelligence and Espionage Apparatus - An Invisible Government with the CIA at its center, that conducts the clandestine policies of the United States in the Cold War. the Invisible Government is made up of many agencies and people, including the intelligence branches of the State and Defense Departments, of the Army, Navy and Air Force; specialists in codes, propaganda and espionage; and even seemingly private companies and institutions, academic groups radio stations, a steamship line and a publishing house. But largest and most important of all is the Central Intelligence Agency. Aside form the tremendous power these agencies wield, they spend literally billions of dollars yearly. Moreover, as the authors show, this money is concealed in the Federal budget and is approved by Congress without debate and without any real knowledge of how it will be spent. This challenging book not only presents a history of the Invisible government and its present day power structure, but it reveals, in detail and often for the first time, how it has engage in 'special operations' overseas. Four important chapters concentrate on the Bay of Pigs; disclosing the CIA's intricate but doomed plan of the operation and how the cover story failed; what was behind the controversy over the question of 'air cover' during the invasion; and the nightmarish aftermath in which four American widows tried vainly to discover the fate of their husbands. Here is the explosive story of how the Invisible Government supported an attempt to overthrow President Sukarno in Indonesia, and how an American 'soldier of fortune' was captured in the operation (and finally freed by Robert Kennedy). Here, also, are the first authoritative accounts of the CIA's coups in Guatemala and in Iran (where a President's grandson directed a revolution). Other chapters detail our intervention in Laos; the CIA's commitment to a government which failed in Vietnam; and the disturbing experiences of our ambassador in Burma whose efforts were undermined by the Invisible Government. In addition, The Invisible Government tells the eye-opening story of spy satellites and electronic espionage; how the Peace Corps felt it had to take steps to prevent infiltration by the CIA; how 'black radio' has become a powerful propaganda weapon; and how, unknown to the voting public, a presidential campaign was influenced by a pending CIA operation. Revealed for the first time are the Invisible Government's secret activities in the United States. Inevitably this shadow government is shaping the lives of 190,000,000 Americans. Major decisions, sometimes involving peace or war, are taking place out of public view -- and even without the knowledge of our elected representatives. The value of this book is not only that it defines and describes as never before this massive, secret government, but hat it makes possible a more accurate and intelligent evaluation of it...." Hardcover with dust jacket, some wear on jacket otherwise in very good conditon. Copyright 1964 fifth printing
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