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Shadow warrior
William Egan Colby and the CIA
by Randall Bennett Woods
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Explores the life and career of William Egan Colby, one of the most controversial figures of the postwar period: World War II commando, Cold War spy, Saigon CIA station chief, and eventual CIA director under Nixon and Ford, he played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events in 20th-century history.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Intelligence officers, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, United States, Secret service, World War, 1939-1945, Biography, United states, central intelligence agency, Intelligence officers, biography, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states, World war, 1939-1945, secret service, united statesPlaces
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Shadow warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA
2013, Basic Books
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0465021948 9780465021949
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Table of Contents
The disappearance
The Colbys and the Egans
Jedburgh
A bridge too far
The Agency
Covert operations on the periphery of the Cold War
Political action and La Dolce Vita
Cold war cockpit
Fighting a people's war
The military ascendant
Secret armies
Launching the other war
CORDS: a Peace Corps with guns
Birds of peace and birds of war
The family jewels
Ascension
Revelations
Dancing with Henry
Death of a dream
Fight for survival
Epilogue.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-516) and index.
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