Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital role in the war on terrorism. While the agency is often in the news and portrayed in television shows and films, it remains one of the most secretive and misunderstood organizations in the United States. This work provides an in-depth look into the Central Intelligence Agency and how its responsibilities affect American life.
After a brief history of the agency, chapters describe its organization, intelligence/counterintelligence, covert operations, controversies, key events, and notable people.

The Central Intelligence Agency: Security under Scrutiny (Understanding Our Government)

Biographies & Memoirs

PRADOS, John

Theoharis, Athan G.

Immerman, Richard H.

Olmsted, Kathryn

True Crime

Greenwood

Focuses on the shifting public attitudes toward the Yalta Conference in the decade following it

The Yalta Myths: An Issue in U.S. Politics, 1945-1955

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Univ of Missouri Pr

Spying on Americans: Political surveillance from Hoover to the Huston plan [Hardcover]

Spying on Americans: Political surveillance from Hoover to the Huston plan

Temple University Press

Another, and powerful, revelation of the depravity of the long-enduring tyrant. Theoharis (history, Marquette U.) and Cox (a freelancer) trace Hoover's career and the administrations that nurtured it and those that were obliged by political expediency to endure it. A careful, readable study. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisition

Cox, John Stuart

Leaders & Notable People

Temple Univ Pr

From the Palmer Raids to the McCarthy era, to ABSCAM and Waco, the FBI has been enmeshed in controversy since its creation. It is also deeply woven into the fabric of our national identity and popular culture. The subject of countless movies, books, and television shows, we are fascinated by its mystique and drama. But how did the bureau that began with a modest 34 investigators in 1908 become the powerful force that it is today, employing over 12,000 agents across the country?

The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide

POWERS, RICHARD

Poveda, Tony

Rosenfeld, Susan

Powers, Richard G.

Social Sciences

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