John Prados: 11 books
Vietnam
The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Henry Adams Prize
The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people—liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike—agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate...
The Ghosts of Langley
Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Publishing into the 70th anniversary of the CIA and a new era under Donald Trump: John Prados is one of the world’s leading authorities on the CIA and his new, up-to-date history is the first to locate the Agency’s current behavior and challenges in the face of authority—whether it be the Senate...
Islands of Destiny
The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny, acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their assault...
The US Special Forces
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
The assassination of Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure among the greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After nearly ten years of searching, they descended into his Pakistan compound in the middle of the night, killed him, and secreted the body back into Afghanistan....
Storm Over Leyte
The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II—the greatest naval battle in history.
As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral...
by John Prados
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. The reasons for the...
The Family Jewels
The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
In December 1974, a front-page story in the New York Times revealed the explosive details of illegal domestic spying by the Central Intelligence Agency. This included political surveillance, eavesdropping, detention, and interrogation. The revelation of illegal activities over many years shocked the...
Zones of Control
Perspectives on Wargaming
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Examinations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts.
Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game...
Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II.
The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced...
Safe for Democracy
The Secret Wars of the CIA
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2006
From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial-and most embarrassing-episodes in United States relations with the world. Safe for Democracy for the first time places the story of the CIA's covert operations...
Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam
Or, How Not to Learn from the Past
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer “history at its best, meaning, at its most useful.” —Howard Zinn
From the launch of the “Shock and Awe” invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished”...