Corson,W. The Armies of Ignorance. 1977
Corson, William R. The Armies of Ignorance: The Rise of the American
Intelligence Empire. New York: Dial Press/James Wade Books, 1977. 640 pages.
The first half of this book is a history of U.S. intelligence from
World War I up to the formation of the CIA in 1947, and the last 100 pages
deal with the Revolutionary War up to World War I. This left about 200
pages in the middle that covered 30 years of CIA history. This is the
material that was appropriate for NameBase.
Corson, an able academic historian and former intelligence professional
who lives in Potomac, Maryland, brought his considerable experience and many
inside contacts to bear on this discussion of intelligence issues. For our
purposes, we found the lists of various committee members particularly
useful. These committees were formed as presidents from Truman to Carter
dealt with aspects of intelligence policy. The committee membership provides
a clue to that vague but important distinction between players and non-
players -- in other words, the ruling class insiders and outsiders of U.S.
history since World War II. Although some of Corson's bureaucracy-tracking
might seem dull, this type of study is necessary. By following the paper
trail of U.S. intelligence through numerous archives and presidential
libraries, a seldom-appreciated aspect of policy-making is revealed, along
with its power and consequent responsibility.
ISBN 0-8037-0282-5
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- BARNES TRACY (356)
- BISSELL RICHARD MERVIN JR (374)
- BROWN HAROLD (DEFENSE SEC) (471)
- BUNDY MCGEORGE (391, 399)
- CABELL CHARLES PEARRE (336)
- CHAMBERLIN STEPHEN J (302)
- CHERNE LEO (372)
- CLAY LUCIUS D (GEN) (302)
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- CONNALLY JOHN BOWDEN (B.1917-02-27) (372)
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- CUTLER ROBERT (GEN) (336-41)
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- DARDEN COLGATE W JR (372)
- DOOLITTLE JAMES H (GEN) (347, 372)
- DOYLE WILLIAM HURLEY (287)
- DULLES ALLEN WELSH (469)
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- FOSTER JOHN S JR (372)
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- HADLEY MORRIS (347)
- HAMILTON FOWLER (399)
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- WHEELER WILLIAM M (287)
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- WRIGHT DAVID E (287)
- WYMAN WILLIAM (297)
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