AMBROSE, Stephen E.
Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc , 1981.
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First Edition of Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment; signed by Stephen E. Ambrose
First edition of this historical account of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the transformation of the wartime OSS into the CIA. Octavo, original publisher's half-cloth, bottom edge speckled, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Stephen E. Ambrose on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. With Richard H. Immerman, research associate. Jacket design by Al Nagy.
Stephen E. Ambrose (1936–2002) was a prominent American historian whose work focused on military history, presidential leadership, and the lived experiences of ordinary soldiers. A professor and prolific author, Ambrose gained widespread recognition for his studies of World War II, most notably D-Day: June 6, 1944, Citizen Soldiers, and Band of Brothers, the latter adapted into a celebrated HBO miniseries. 'Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment' offers a detailed examination of the intelligence networks that operated under President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Cold War, illuminating the evolution of America’s modern espionage apparatus. Drawing on declassified documents and interviews, Ambrose analyzes how Eisenhower managed agencies such as the CIA and NSA, emphasizing his pragmatic and restrained approach to intelligence as a tool of diplomacy and defense.
Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment.
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