Feet to the Fire: CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia, 1957-1958

by James Morrison and Kenneth J. Conboy

Book Overview

Today the vast archipelago of Southeast Asia islands known as Indonesia is in the headlines because of political instability, religious tension, and violence in the streets. Forty years ago similar conditions led the Central Intelligence Agency to mount a top-secret covert action campaign designed to hold that nation's left-leaning President Sukarno's feet to the fire and prevent a strategic crossroad from falling into the communist camp. The Agency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682473457
• ISBN13: 9781682473450
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"