Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xiii
Major Figures in the Book xvii
Acronyms Used in the Book xxxi
1 The Gamut of Secret Operations 3
2 The Cold War Crucible 28
3 The Secret Warriors 42
4 "The Kind of Experience We Need" 58
5 The Covert Legions 78
6 Bitter Fruits 97
7 Adventures in Asia 124
8 "Acceptable Norms of Human Conduct Do Not Apply" 145
9 Archipelago 162
10 The War for the Roof of the World 184
11 "Another Black Hole of Calcutta" 204
12 The Bay of Pigs: Failure at Playa Girón 236
13 Cold War and Counterrevolution 273
14 The Secret War Against Castro 298
15 War in Southeast Asia 337
16 Global Reach 366
17 The Southern Cone 396
18 From "Rogue Elephant" to Resurrection 431
19 The Mountains of Allah 467
20 The Reagan Revolution 493
21 Bill Casey's War 507
22 Project Democracy 539
23 Full Circle 572
24 The Struggle for Control 606
25 Safe for Democracy 640
Notes 649
A Note on Sources 675
Index 679
