Inner Circles: How America Changed the World: A Memoir

646 Pages·1992·38.104 MB·English

by  Alexander Haig Jr., Charles McCarry

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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGM.E N.T S. . . . . . . . . .l X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I.A M ILITCAARLYL ING
1.H aiagnsMd u rp.h y.s . .... .. ..... ...... ... .. . . ... . .... 3 .. . .. . . .
2.C ounocWfia lrs. ..............1.9. ..............................
3.M eettihnEegn emy.............3.8. ............................
4." FieArcctei ons"............5.2. .................................
IIV.E RSIOOFNP SE ACE
5.A rmLyi fe.................7.3. ....................................
6.A T ritpoI ran...............8.4. .................................
7.M issainlMdey st ho.l.o.g.y..........9.3. ......................
8.C ovAecrtti. o. .n.. .s ..... . .. ... ... . .... . .... .... . .... . . .... .. . . 1 06
9.T hGeu lofTf o n.k.i.n............1.1.7. .........................
10V.i etTnhaIeml :l usion.........1.2.5. ............................
11V.i etTnhaCemh :e mistry..................................... 140
12V.i etTnhaReme :a .l.i.t.y. .........1.5.5. ........................
IINII.X OWNO'SR LD
13H.o mecoming.............1.8.3. ...................................
14.N ixaonnKd i ss.i.n.g.e.r..........1.9.2. ........................
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VIII
15N.a tiSoencaulr ity..........2.1.0. .................................
16S.t eaenMldu sh..............2.2.4. ...............................
17C.a mb.o.d.i.a. .............2.3.3. ..................................
18T.w Coo nfrontations.......2.4.1. .................................
19M.i sstiCooh ni na.............2.5.6. ..............................
20T.h Aer otft hPeo ssible........2.6.7. ............................
21B.i ttihnBegu l.l.e.t............2.8.1. .............................
22A.P arotfti nhWgea y..s.. . ....... .. . . ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .2 91
23P.e rsuFaosricvee. ............3.0.4. ...............................
24A.ft er.m.a.t.h. .............3.1.5. ..................................
IVW.A TERGATE
25".D eTehpr oat"............3.2.1. ..................................
26O.n V ir.t.u.e...............3.2.7. ..................................
27T.h Weo rst .H.a.p.p.e.n.s. ......3.3.2. ..........................
28S.h adooafCw o u.p.. ... ...... . . . ........ .. ... .. ... .. .. . .. ... . 3 50
29A.Q uesotfIin onno c..e....n .. .c. .. .e . .. . .. . . .. .. . ..... ... . . 3 71
30B.l indBmuaffn.'.s. ...........3.8.2. ...............................
31T.h Mei ddElaCsert i. .s....i .. .s .. . ..... ... .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 4.0.9
32T.h Beu rdoePfnr oof...........4.1.8. ............................
33T.h Tea loeft hTea p.e.s. ..........4.3.5. ........................
34H.a ainlFd a re..w... e. ...l . . l. . .... . . ... ...... .. . . .. . .. . ..... .. 4 57
35T.h Sem okGiun.ng. .............4.6.6. ..........................
36T.h Fei nPaalr a..d... o. ... x. . . . .... .. ... ....... . . ... . .... . ...4 8.7
V.A BROAADN DA TL ARGE
37F.o rWdh'isHt oeu. s.e. ...........5.0.9. ..........................
38T.h Wee stAelrlni. a.n.c.e.........5.2.0. ........................
39C.a rAtberr.o .a.d. ............5.3.1. ...............................
40P.o litics..............5.4.4. ..........................................
41A.ft erwordt:h FeAu mteutrrhWieeoc, ra. l,.d . ..5.5.3. ......
A NOTEO NS OURC.E..S.. .. . . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5. 69
NOTE.S. ............................5.7..0. .................................
INOF..X. ....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .5 .9 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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