
Operation Gladio
The Unholy Alliance Between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia
Globe Pequot Publishing · Print & ebook · December 18, 2018
Discover the shocking alliance involving the CIA, the Mafia, and the Vatican that emerged after WWII to prevent a Communist takeover in Europe.
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- Who it’s for
- A forceful account of clandestine networks, political violence, and the uneasy overlap of intelligence and authority.
- Themes
- Covert postwar alliances, Political violence and repression, Global intrigue and deception
- Genres
- Intelligence & Spycraft, Cold War History, Conspiracy Theories
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Discover the shocking alliance involving the CIA, the Mafia, and the Vatican that emerged after WWII to prevent a Communist takeover in Europe. In Operation Gladio, investigative journalist Paul L. Williams uncovers a disturbing web of "stay-behind" armies formed across Europe, consisting of thousands of operatives.
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Funded by smuggled Nazi morphine and counterfeit British banknotes, these secret units not only targeted potential Communist invaders but also fueled terror attacks to suppress left-wing movements in South America and NATO nations. Williams reveals how this clandestine operation sparked government overthrows, widespread genocide, death squads, grand-scale financial scandals, and the rise of the mujahideen. He even connects the roots of Operation Gladio to the ascent of Jorge Mario Bergoglio—better known as Pope Francis I—who has ties to Operation Condor, Gladio’s offshoot in Argentina. Packed with explosive revelations, Operation Gladio exposes a hidden history of global intrigue, violence, and deception that mainstream media often ignores. "The people and their misdeeds exposed in Paul Williams's Operation Gladio will cause the reader to question what person of authority and leadership can be trusted, especially since these foul acts are not confined solely to the dusty pages of history.” ―Sgt. Thomas Juby, retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensic Crime Scene Investigator and member of the Advisory Council for the Intelligence Summit
Secrets and Power
A forceful account of clandestine networks, political violence, and the uneasy overlap of intelligence and authority.
Come here for
- Cold War intrigue with links spanning Europe and South America
- Questions about who wields power—and who pays for it
Expect
- A sweeping, investigative account of secret operations and their claimed consequences
- A serious, unsettling look at political violence and institutional trust
Where it sits
| Intelligence & Spycraft | 41% |
|---|---|
| Cold War History | 37% |
| Conspiracy Theories | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Intelligence & Espionage
- 20th-Century History
- Intelligence & Spycraft
- Catholicism
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- Conspiracy Theories
- Authors
- Paul L. Williams
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Publishing
- Published
- December 18, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Covert postwar alliances · Political violence and repression · Global intrigue and deception
- Reading lane
- Intelligence & Espionage