An international history of US foreign relations in the early years of the Cold War, this book reassesses the aims and influence of the American policies of 'containment' and 'rollback' in Soviet-backed communist East Germany, in light of newly declassified documents.
O'Rourke's book offers a onestop shop for understanding foreignimposed regime change. Covert Regime Change is an impressive book and required reading for anyone interested in understanding hidden power in world politics.- Political Science Quarterly States seldom resort to war to overthrow their adversaries. They are more likely to attempt to covertly change the opposing regime, by assassinating a foreign leader, sponsoring a coup d'État, meddling in a democratic election, or secretly aiding foreign dissident groups.
