The real special relationship : the true story of how MI6 and the CIA work together / Michael Smith ; foreword by Michael Hayden ; introduction by Sir John Scarlett.
xxvi, 558 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-543) and index.
Contents
Foreword / by Michael Hayden -- Introduction / by Sir John Scarlett -- Prologue -- Two mongrels meet -- 'Have a rye, sister' -- 'Wild Bill' enters the ring -- Sharing the tricks of the trade -- The Cold War begins -- Playing Moscow at its own game -- Valuable or worthless? -- The Korean War -- The Iran coup -- Dragon lady -- 'Waltzing over Suez while Hungary burns' -- The Cuban Missile Crisis -- 'The lady's virginity has been questioned' -- A capitalist running dog's view from Hanoi -- Packing a punch -- The Prague Spring -- The lowest point -- The greatest of them all -- 'Do we still need the Brits?' -- America's avenging angels -- The pivot to the Pacific.
