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Fighting Dirty : The Inside Story of Covert Operations from Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden by Peter Harclerode (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSterling Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN-100304353825
ISBN-139780304353828
eBay Product ID (ePID)2166801
Product Key Features
Book TitleFighting Dirty : the inside Story of Covert Operations from Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTerrorism, Military / General, United States / 21st Century
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorPeter Harclerode
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.3 in
Item Weight42 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-327515
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal356.1/6
SynopsisIn the wake of the September 11th horror, nothing could be timelier than this exploration of world terrorism and the forces that fight it--armies and missions often shrouded in mystery. A foremost expert on guerrilla warfare presents, for the first time, a comprehensive investigation of covert military operations from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Among the revelations: that the CIA handed out shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles "like lollipops" to Osama bin Laden and other mujahadeen leaders, weapons they may now turn against us; how British SAS operated inside Afghanistan against the Russians and used "former special forces" personnel for clandestine missions; why secret militia and locally recruited fighters successfully defeated guerrillas and terrorists in Oman, Malaya, and Borneo, but could not in Indochina and Algeria; and how "fighting dirty" sometimes meant helping drug dealers in exchange for their support. Most relevant is the detailed analysis of why Russia failed to conquer Afghanistan, what we can learn from their experience, and the perils awaiting any invader., A foremost expert on guerrilla warfare presents, for the first time, a comprehensive investigation of covert military operations from Vietnam to Afghanistan. "A fast and furious chronicle of the clandestine and unconventional missions that are the centerpiece of covert operations."-- Sea Power ., From CIA operations in Eastern Europe after 1945 to the Afghan war and its legacy, FIGHTING DIRTY investigates the use of secret armies. As Peter Harclerode reveals, the Afghan war was not the first time western governments have resorted to secret armies -- and not the first time one has turned against its creator. French undercover units in the Algerian war led the 1961 mutiny and tried to assassinate their own President. Others achieved great success: covert operations in Malaya and Oman defeated communist guerrilla movements. Britain's secret war in Borneo held the line against Indonesian aggression. From MI6 and the CIA in Eastern Europe to the CIA in Tibet, the MACV-SOG in Vietnam, the SAS in Oman and the CIA in Afghanistan - this is the secret story of covert operations.
LC Classification NumberU262.H37 2001
