Perilous missions : Civil Air Transport and CIA covert operations in Asia

Perilous missions : Civil Air Transport and CIA covert operations in Asia /

Civil Air Transport (CAT), founded in China after World War II by Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer, was initially a commercial carrier specializing in air freight. Its role quickly changed as CAT became first a paramilitary adjunct of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, then the CIA's secre...

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Main Author: Leary, William M. (William Matthew), 1934-2006
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Civil Air Transport > History.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History.
East Asia > History, Military > 20th century.
Southeast Asia > History, Military > 20th century.
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