Contesting France: Intelligence and Us Foreign Policy in the Early Cold War

ISBN-13: 9781316511817 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 275 str.

Susan McCall Perlman

Opis

The untold story of how intelligence shaped US perceptions and policy towards France during the early Cold War.

Recenzje

'In this exceedingly well-written and argued book, Perlman's assessment of American anxiety indicates that US intelligence officials had little grasp of internal French political stability, French nationalism, and independence movements in French colonies. This book could not be more relevant in urging us to think about how we gather, use, and abuse intelligence to achieve foreign policy goals.' Kathryn C. Statler, author of Replacing France: The Origins of American Intervention in Vietnam

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations in text; Abbreviations in notes; Introduction; 1. Liberation; 2. Civil war; 3. Restoration; 4. March to power; 5. L'Evénement; Conclusion: How intelligence becomes policy; Notes; Bibliography.