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Edward Geary Lansdale (February 6, 1908 – February 23, 1987) [1] was a United States Air Force officer until retiring in 1963 as a major general before continuing his work with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Lansdale was a pioneer in clandestine operations and psychological warfare.
Edward Lansdale, 79, American general in the U.S. Air Force, heart ailment. [90] George Musulin, 72, American army officer of the OSS, CIA operative, diabetes. [91] Polly Ward, 74, British singer and actress. [92]
John Lansdale Jr. (9 January 1912 – 22 August 2003) was a United States Army colonel who was in charge of intelligence and security for the Manhattan Project. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Harvard Law School, Lansdale was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve in 1933.
Colonel Edward Lansdale. The US ran a propaganda campaign through the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to enhance the size of the southward exodus. The program was directed by Colonel Edward Lansdale, who masqueraded as the assistant US air attaché in Saigon while leading a covert group that specialised in psychological warfare. Lansdale had ...
The American military establishment strongly backed Diệm. Colonel Edward Lansdale, a CIA agent who helped entrench Diệm in power in 1955, ridiculed Durbrow's comments and called on the Eisenhower administration to recall the ambassador. [31] Lansdale said that "It is most doubtful that Ambassador Durbrow has any personal stature remaining.
Neither the Cao Đài nor the Hòa Hảo joined the Bình Xuyên in the battle. Bribes paid by Diệm and Lansdale to their leaders caused them to remain neutral or to unite their armed forces with the VNA. [15]: 207 28 April. Lansdale cabled Washington asserting that Diệm was still the best alternative as the leader of South Vietnam. [8] 30 ...
Daniel Ellsberg, one of America's most famous whistleblowers, leaked copies of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed the shameful history of the Vietnam War.
Lansdale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Lansdale (1908–1987), United States Air Force officer; Joe Lansdale (footballer) (1894–1977), English footballer; Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951), American writer and martial arts instructor; John Lansdale Jr. (1912–2003), United States Army officer; Kasey Lansdale ...