The Agency : : a History of the CIA

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Call Number: DVD 327.127 Wi Oversize
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"Course No. 8000"--Container.
Contains 24 lectures; 30 minutes per lecture.
Disc 1. Secrecy, democracy, and the birth of the CIA -- George Kennan and the rise of covert ops -- The CIA, China, and the Korean War -- The Iran coup of August 1953 -- Regime change in Guatemala -- Operation rollback in Eastern Europe. Disc 2. U-2 spy missions and battleground Berlin -- The CIA in Syria, Indonesia, and the Congo -- Under orders: the agency targets Castro -- Missile crisis in Cuba and at Langley -- Unquiet American: Edward Lansdale in Vietnam -- CIA fronts and the Ramparts exposé. Disc 3. Spies in Hollywood: romance and thriller -- Nixon, Kissinger, and the coup in Chile -- Watergate, Nixon, and the family jewels -- James Angleton and the great CIA molehunt -- Colby, Church, and the CIA crisis of 1975 -- The CIA, Carter, and the hostage crisis in Iran. Disc 4. Reagan, Casey, and the Iran-Contra scandal -- Afghanistan, the Soviets, and the CIA -- Intelligence failure: the road to 9/11 -- CIA advance in Afghanistan, retreat in Iraq -- CIA renditions, interrogations, and drones -- The CIA balance sheet: wins and losses.
Lecturer: Professor Hugh Wilford, California State University.
"Follow a noted CIA expert and uncover how the CIA has shaped modern world history."--Container.
DVD; Dolby surround; region 1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Excellent - well worth the time submitted by yufamily on June 16, 2020, 3:42pm Professor Hugh Wilford is British but his grasp of CIA's history is phenomenal!