John C Mcwilliams
Biographic Data
| ID | 2286994 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John C Mcwilliams |
| GIVEN NAMES | John C |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcwilliams |
| SIGNATURE | MCWILLIAMS J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy
Journal Article The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy: Herbert Hoover's Initiatives. By James D. Caldcr. (Westport: Praeger, 1993. xiv, 311 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-275-94284-8.) Get access John C. McWilliams John C. McWilliams Penn State University, Du Bois, Pennsylvania Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1793–1794, https://do…
Covert Connections
(1991). Covert Connections: The FBN, the OSS, and the CIA. The Historian: Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 657-678
Through the Past Darkly
Drug wars. Few topics generate more ccontroversy or provoke more debate. Few topics conjure up more futile and dismal images among the American population. Few topics are more synonymous with defeat. Never has our government been mired in a conflict so enduring or fought against an enemy so utterly impossible to conquer. For seventy-five years—nearly four times longer than both World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam combined—the federal government has be…
The Protectors
Journal Article The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930–1962. By John C. McWilliams. (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1990. 251 pp. $37.50.) Get access Athan Theoharis Athan Theoharis Marquette University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 2, September 1991, Pages 723–724, https://doi.org/10.2307/2079654 Published: 01 Sep…
"Racial Matters"
On the Origins of American Counterintelligence
The subject of American counterintelligence has generated a considerable amount of scholarship in recent years, the bulk of that research focusing on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Those agencies were and continue to be commonly recognized as having fulfilled the primary role as the nation's intelligence-gatherers. Within this vast intelligence community exists a microcosm in the…
On the Origins of American Counterintelligence
The subject of American counterintelligence has generated a considerable amount of scholarship in recent years, the bulk of that research focusing on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Those agencies were and continue to be commonly recognized as having fulfilled the primary role as the nation's intelligence-gatherers. Within this vast intelligence community exists a microcosm in the…
Through the Past Darkly
Drug wars. Few topics generate more ccontroversy or provoke more debate. Few topics conjure up more futile and dismal images among the American population. Few topics are more synonymous with defeat. Never has our government been mired in a conflict so enduring or fought against an enemy so utterly impossible to conquer. For seventy-five years—nearly four times longer than both World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam combined—the federal government has be…
On the Origins of American Counterintelligence
The subject of American counterintelligence has generated a considerable amount of scholarship in recent years, the bulk of that research focusing on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Those agencies were and continue to be commonly recognized as having fulfilled the primary role as the nation's intelligence-gatherers. Within this vast intelligence community exists a microcosm in the…
"Racial Matters"
Covert Connections
(1991). Covert Connections: The FBN, the OSS, and the CIA. The Historian: Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 657-678
Through the Past Darkly
Drug wars. Few topics generate more ccontroversy or provoke more debate. Few topics conjure up more futile and dismal images among the American population. Few topics are more synonymous with defeat. Never has our government been mired in a conflict so enduring or fought against an enemy so utterly impossible to conquer. For seventy-five years—nearly four times longer than both World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam combined—the federal government has be…
The Protectors
Journal Article The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930–1962. By John C. McWilliams. (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1990. 251 pp. $37.50.) Get access Athan Theoharis Athan Theoharis Marquette University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 2, September 1991, Pages 723–724, https://doi.org/10.2307/2079654 Published: 01 Sep…
The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy
Journal Article The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy: Herbert Hoover's Initiatives. By James D. Caldcr. (Westport: Praeger, 1993. xiv, 311 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-275-94284-8.) Get access John C. McWilliams John C. McWilliams Penn State University, Du Bois, Pennsylvania Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1793–1794, https://do…
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