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Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs and Operations in…

by William M. Arkin

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Identifies more than 3,000 codenames used by the U.S. Military since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and details the plans and missions for which they stand. Arkin examines the explosion in code names and coded strategies in the light of the War on Terror, lists the actual codes and reasons for their existence and offers a directory of countries with whom the U.S. are militarily or covertly involved. Includes a glossary of terms and acronyms.… (more)
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An exhaustive, cross-indexed, enyclopedia-type book of codes names, acronyms, agencies, and countries involved in or relating to military, intelligence and anti-terror activities. Open any page of this book and you'll find several interesting facts that will inform your reading of the daily news. ( )
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Identifies more than 3,000 codenames used by the U.S. Military since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and details the plans and missions for which they stand. Arkin examines the explosion in code names and coded strategies in the light of the War on Terror, lists the actual codes and reasons for their existence and offers a directory of countries with whom the U.S. are militarily or covertly involved. Includes a glossary of terms and acronyms.

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