American Covert Operations: A Guide to the Issues: A Guide to the Issues

Traces our country's long history of covert and special operations, focusing on the similarities and differences in the practice from the Revolutionary War to the present.

• References literature supporting both sides of the special and covert operations debate

• Explains how covert operations is used as a tool of American foreign policy

• Examines the changes in covert operations since the attacks of September 11, 2001