Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987

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investigative journalism book non-fiction book

Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf investigative journalism book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
author Bob Woodward ⓘ
basedOn documentary sources about CIA operations ⓘ
interviews with U.S. officials and intelligence officers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticisms questioned accuracy of some anonymous-source accounts ⓘ
dealsWith Afghanistan covert operations ⓘ
Middle East covert operations ⓘ
U.S. involvement in Central America ⓘ
featuresPerson George H. W. Bush ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
William J. Casey ⓘ
focusesOn CIA covert actions in the 1980s ⓘ
Reagan-era national security decision-making ⓘ
controversies involving the CIA ⓘ
internal politics of the CIA ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
political non-fiction ⓘ
hasSubtitle Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
intendedAudience general readership ⓘ
language English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressSubject Intelligence service—United States—History ⓘ
United States. Central Intelligence Agency—History—20th century ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
nonfictionSubject U.S. national security policy ⓘ
notableFor controversial claims about CIA activities ⓘ
detailed portrayal of CIA Director William J. Casey ⓘ
use of anonymous intelligence sources ⓘ
originalTitle Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 self-link ⓘ
partOf Bob Woodward's series of books on U.S. presidents ⓘ
surface form: Bob Woodward bibliography
periodDepicted Reagan administration ⓘ
surface form: Reagan presidency
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationYear 1987 ⓘ
publisher Simon & Schuster ⓘ
setting Cold War ⓘ
subject Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Reagan administration ⓘ
surface form: Ronald Reagan administration

U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
intelligence operations ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 1981–1987 ⓘ
topic Iran–Contra affair ⓘ
United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form: U.S. intelligence community

covert action oversight ⓘ
workType book ⓘ
writtenBy Bob Woodward ⓘ

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Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 → hasSubtitle → Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Bob Woodward → notableWork → Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 ⓘ
Robert Upshur Woodward → notableWork → Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 → originalTitle → Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 self-link ⓘ