{"product_id":"2940169933963","title":"A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping narrative history, Seth G. Jones reveals the CIA's involvement in a landmark victory for democracy during the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1983, while Soviet-backed Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski worked to crush a budding opposition movement through martial law, the CIA launched a sophisticated intelligence campaign supporting dissident groups amp;mdash; particularly trade union-turned-political force Solidarity. With President Ronald Reagan's support, American funds bankrolled clandestine newspapers, broadcasting, and information warfare. This initiative, code-named QRHELPFUL, proved vital in establishing a free and democratic Poland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong overlooked by CIA historians and Reagan biographers, the story features an extraordinary cast of characters amp;mdash; including spymaster Bill Casey, CIA officer Richard Malzahn, Solidary leader Lech Walesa, and Pope John Paul II. Based on in-depth interviews and recently declassified evidence, \u003ci\u003eA Covert Action\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates a decisive victory over tyranny for US intelligence behind the Iron Curtain, one that prefigured the Soviet collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150424948976,"sku":"2940169933963","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169933963_p0.jpg?v=1763697414","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169933963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}