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Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins

byAnnie Jacobsen

Surprise, Kill, Vanish is Annie Jacobsen's political study of the Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the wider field of political science. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Little Brown & Company

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

560

ISBN

9780316441421