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 …

Lansdale helped the Philippine Armed Forces develop psychological operations, civic actions, and the rehabilitation of Huk prisoners in projects such as EDCOR. He was given a temporary promotion to colonel in 1951.

Feb 13, 2018 · Superspy Edward Lansdale quarterbacked the amazing defeat of communist guerrillas in the Philippines and then played the crucial role in creating South Vietnam in the mid-1950s.

Feb 24, 1987 · Edward G. Lansdale, an Air Force officer whose influential theories of counterinsurgent warfare proved successful in the Philippines after World War II but failed to bring victory in South...

E dward Lansdale was a secret agent for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who played an important role in South Vietnam during its first years of existence. During the 1950s he organized secret missions to hurt North Vietnam and strengthen South Vietnam's government.

In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908– 1987), the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a “hearts and mind” diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam.

Jan 10, 2018 · The legend of Edward Lansdale — the former ad man-turned-CIA officer who became known as the “American James Bond” and the “T.E. Lawrence of Asia” — had more authors, but perhaps the most...

Apr 10, 2018 · With "The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam," noted military historian Max Boot has produced the definitive biography of a larger-than-life figure whose...