CIA Covert Operations IV: The Eisenhower Years, 1953-1961

This collection focuses on a highly active, if checkered, period in the history of the CIA, during which President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized numerous clandestine programs around the world. These include Iran 1953, Tibet 1956-57, and the Congo, beginning in 1960. A highlight is Eisenhower’s original decision and plans to mount operations against Castro’s Cuba that led to the Bay of Pigs. The set thus dovetails neatly with previous DNSA publications covering not only events in Cuba but also in Berlin, Guatemala, and Vietnam.