Of spies and lies : a CIA lie detector remembers Vietnam
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Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2002].
ISBN
0700611681, 9780700611683
Physical Desc
xvi, 250 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Published
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2002].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0700611681, 9780700611683
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.
Description
"Any serious study of the Vietnam War would be less than complete without accounting for the CIA's role in that conflict - a role that increased dramatically after the Tet Offensive in 1968." "John Sullivan was one of the CIA's top polygraph examiners during the final four years of the war in Vietnam, where he served longer and conducted more lie detector tests than any other examiner and worked with more agents than most of his colleagues. His job was to evaluate the reliability of the agency's information sources, an assignment that gave him a more intimate view of the war than was afforded most other participants." "Of Spies and Lies traces Sullivan's journey from dedication to disillusionment while serving in Southeast Asia. Although many CIA personnel lived better in Vietnam and made more money than ever before in their careers, their working conditions hindered effective intelligence gathering. A larger and far more distressing obstacle, however, was the agency's failure to send its "best and brightest" agents to Southeast Asia. On the contrary, as Sullivan notes, Vietnam became a kind of dumping ground for poor performers, alcoholics, refugees from bad marriages, and other "problem agents.""--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sullivan, J. F. (2002). Of spies and lies: a CIA lie detector remembers Vietnam . University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sullivan, John F., 1939-. 2002. Of Spies and Lies: A CIA Lie Detector Remembers Vietnam. University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sullivan, John F., 1939-. Of Spies and Lies: A CIA Lie Detector Remembers Vietnam University Press of Kansas, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sullivan, John F. Of Spies and Lies: A CIA Lie Detector Remembers Vietnam University Press of Kansas, 2002.
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