The CIA’s Imperial History, Part 2
On this episode of American Prestige, the final part of our conversation with Hugh Wilford.
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The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt. 2 | American Prestige
Hugh Wilford, professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, is back on the program to conclude the discussion of his book The CIA: An Imperial History. In this episode they talk about figures like Edward Lansdale and James Angleton, “regime maintenance,” counterinsurgency, the agency’s use of publicity, the effect of the War on Terror on the CIA, and more.
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CIA chief Allen Dulles in 1958.
(ullstein bild via Getty Images)Hugh Wilford, professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, is back on the program to conclude the discussion of his book The CIA: An Imperial History. In this episode, we talk about figures like Edward Lansdale and James Angleton, “regime maintenance,” counterinsurgency, the agency’s use of publicity, the effect of the War on Terror on the CIA, and more.
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