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Electronic Briefing Books

Books by Archive Staff


"A 'Nexis' of national security . . .
[a] state of the art index to history."
Washington Journalism Review
El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1984 (1989)
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 (1990)
Iran: The Making of U.S. Policy (1990)
The Philippines: U.S. Policy During the Marcos Years, 1965-86 (1990)
Military Uses of Space, 1945-1991 (1991)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation, 1945-1990 (1991)
Presidential Directives on National Security from Truman to Clinton (1994)
Iraqgate: Saddam Hussein, U.S. Policy and the Prelude to the Persian Gulf War, 1980-1994 (1995)
U.S. Espionage and Intelligence: Organization, Operations, and Management, 1947-1996 (1997)
China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998 (1999)
Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990 (1990)
The U.S. Intelligence Community, 1947-1989 (1990)
The Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988 (1990)
The Berlin Crisis: 1958-1962 (1991)
Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1978-1990 (1991)
South Africa: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1962-1989 (1991)
El Salvador: War, Peace and Human Rights, 1980-1994 (1995)
The Soviet Estimate: U.S. Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947-1991 (1995)
U.S. Nuclear History: Nuclear Arms and Politics in the Missile Age, 1955-1968 (1997)
Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security and Economic Relations, 1960-1976 (2000, ) Forthcoming
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