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The World's "Secret Armies."

Journalist James Adams, the defense correspondent for the Sunday Times of London. His new book, Secret Armies, explores the role of covert special fighting forces who combat terrorism around the world.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 25, 1988: Interview with James Adams; Commentary on Gil Evans; Interview with Kate Clinton; Review of the television show "China Beach."
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Tribute to Gill Evans.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead pays tribute to bandleader and arranger Gil Evans, who died on March 20. A reissue of Evans' music from the early 60s has just been released, and Whitehead uses that record to comment on Evans' varied contribution over the course of his 40-year career.

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Comedian Kate Clinton.

Stand-up comic Kate Clinton. As a lesbian and feminist, Clinton started out playing women's festivals. Now she appears in the country's top comedy clubs. (Rebroadcast. Original broadcast January 13, 1988)

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"China Beach" is More Than a Retread of "M*A*S*H."

Television Critic David Bianculli reviews the new ABC series "China Beach." Like "M*A*S*H," "China Beach" features the medical corps that tend to the wounded. But unlike "M*A*S*H," most all the main characters in "China Beach" are women - the nurses who work in the operating rooms and run the USO clubs - and the setting is Vietnam.

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Crafting Policies to Deal with the Bosnian Crisis

James Adams is the Washington bureau chief for the Sunday Times of London, and former Defense Correspondent. He's written several books, including, "Engines of War: Merchants of Death and the New Arms Race." He'll talk with guest host Marty Moss-Coane about the military options in Bosnia.

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James Adams Discusses the Inventor of the "Supergun."

James Adams, the Washington bureau chief for the Sunday Times of London. His new book, "Bull's Eye," is the story of Gerald Bull, the man who invented the huge canon called the Supergun, his dealings with Iraq, and his assassination. (It's published by Times Books). Adams is a longtime expert on the international trade.

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A New Post-War Arms Race

We examine how the Gulf War has changed the arms race with journalist James Adams. He's the Defense Correspondent and Associate Editor of The Sunday Times of London, and the author of "Engines of War: Merchants of Death and the New Arms Race."

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