Secrets and Lies in Vietnam: Spies, Intelligence and Covert Operations in the Vietnam Wars 1784533998, 9781784533991

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Panagiotis Dimitrakis holds a doctorate in War Studies from Kings College London, and is an expert on intelligence and military history. He is the author of The Secret War in Afghanistan: The Soviet Union, China and Anglo-American Intelligence in the Afghan War (I.B.Tauris, 2013), Failed Alliances of the Cold War: Britain's Strategy and Ambitions in Asia and the Middle East (I.B.Tauris, 2012) and Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to Middle East Crises (I.B.Tauris, 2010).

'This exciting new book by Panagiotis Dimitrakis is an imaginative and thrilling spy story based on a thorough study of the sources. It will inform and entertain and deserves the attention of scholars and general readers alike.' Professor Joe Maiolo, Department of War Studies, King's College London

SECRETS AND LIES IN VIETNAM Spies, Intelligence and Covert Operations in the Vietnam Wars

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