Perilous missions : Civil Air Transport and CIA covert operations in Asia /
William M. Leary.
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Origins of CAT -- CNRRA Air Transport -- CAT and civil war -- Siege of Taiyuan -- The Chennault Plan -- OPC and CAT -- The CIA buys an airline -- The Korean War -- Covert operations -- Managerial turmoil -- French Indochina -- A new regime -- Dienbienphu -- End of an era -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
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