Spies on the Mekong by Kenneth Conboy (Hardback Book)

Name: Spies on the Mekong by Kenneth Conboy (Hardback Book)
Brand: Casemate Publishers

Casemate Publishers

The first detailed look at the CIA's clandestine operations in Laos during the Cold War.During the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency?s biggest and longest paramilitary operation was in the tiny kingdom of Laos. Hundreds of advisors and support personnel trained and led guerrilla formations across the mountainous Laotian countryside, as well as running smaller road-watch and agent teams that stretched from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Chinese frontier. Added to this number were hundreds of contract personnel providing covert aviation services.It was dangerous work. On the Memorial Wall at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, nine stars are dedicated to officers who perished in Laos. On top of this are more than one hundred from propriety airlines killed in aviation mishaps\n\nSpies on the Mekong\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as low as w;