In Search of Enemies
- 285pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
Focusing on the Angola paramilitary program of 1975-76 in which he played a leading role, a former CIA officer glimpses of the agency's clandestine operations and argues for their elimination
John W. Stockwell Libri
Ex ufficiale della CIA con tredici anni di servizio e sette missioni, John R. Stockwell divenne un fermo critico delle politiche del governo degli Stati Uniti. Dopo aver gestito il coinvolgimento americano nella guerra civile angolana durante operazioni segrete nel 1975, si dimise e scrisse un'opera fondamentale che offre un resoconto interno senza precedenti di una significativa "azione segreta" della CIA. La sua scrittura offre una finestra unica sul funzionamento interno delle operazioni clandestine e sulle ripercussioni della politica estera americana. I testi di Stockwell testimoniano la sua profonda disillusione nei confronti delle pratiche governative e il suo impegno a svelare la verità dietro le iniziative segrete.
Excellent introductory text, written by two experts, presents a coherent and systematic view of principles and methods. Topics include integration by parts, Watson's lemma, LaPlace's method, stationary phase, and steepest descents. Additional subjects include the Mellin transform method and less elementary aspects of the method of steepest descents. 1975 edition.
Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music
- 544pagine
- 20 ore di lettura
Originally published in 1994. Filling a gap in the sound recordings of traditional Anglo-American folk music this volume covers both vocal and instrumental material from the 1920s to the 1990s. The listings have also been limited to performers native to the tradition rather than "revival" performers. The album selection is grouped into field recordings and commercial (pre-1942) recordings, with subdivisions into individual recordings or anthologies. The discography not only reflects its author¿s in-depth knowledge of Anglo-American folk music¿s historical development but charts a valuable step forward in the evaluation, as well as select lissting, of available sound recordings.