Faith, Unity, Discipline: The ISI of Pakistan - Couverture rigide

Kiessling, Hein

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9351777960 ISBN 13 : 9789351777960

Editeur : Fourth Estate, 2016

Synopsis

Established in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48 by British Officer Major General Robert Cawthorne, then Deputy Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Army, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for years remained an under-developed and obscure agency. In 1979, the organisation's growing importance was felt during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as it worked hand in glove with the CIA to support the majahideen resistance, but its activities received little coverage in the media.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hein Kiessling is a political scientist and historian who lived from 1989 to 2002 in Pakistan, including four years in Quetta and nine in Islamabad, during which he forged closed contacts among Pakistan's political, military and intelligence elites. In 2002, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9351777960
• ISBN 13: 9789351777960
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible