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Cloak and dollar : a history of American secret intelligence by Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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A history of American secret intelligence from the founding of the nation to the present day. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones chronicles the extraordinary expansion of American secret intelligence from the 1790s, when George Washington set aside a discretionary fund for covert operations, to the beginning of the 21st century, when United States intelligence expenditure exceeds Russia's total defense budget.
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300074741
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, National
- Rating
- 3.6 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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