In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story By John Stockwell

What happens behind the scenes when a superpower enters another nation’s war?

In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story takes readers inside the secretive world of Cold War intelligence and covert operations, focusing on the CIA’s involvement in Angola during the turbulent period of the 1970s.

Written by John Stockwell, former Chief of the CIA’s Angola Task Force, this book presents his account of the operations, decisions, political forces, and consequences surrounding America’s involvement in Angola.

Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War’s final days and the intensifying Cold War, Stockwell offers an insider’s perspective on how covert intervention can unfold—and the human and geopolitical consequences that can follow.

Inside this e-book, you'll explore:

The Cold War struggle for influence in Angola

The CIA’s Angola operation and its broader objectives

How covert operations were organized and carried out

The political forces surrounding U.S. intervention

Stockwell’s experiences as a CIA officer

The consequences of secret foreign interventions

A firsthand perspective on one of the Cold War’s lesser-known conflicts

If you're interested in Cold War history, intelligence operations, geopolitics, Africa, or the hidden history of U.S. foreign policy, this book offers a compelling firsthand account.

An insider’s journey into the world of covert operations—and the search for enemies during one of the most consequential periods of the Cold War.