Brief History of the CIA by Richard Immerman The Liaison Arrangements of the Central Intelligence Agency by Loch Johnson A World of Secrets: Intelligence and Counterintelligence by John Prados A New Agency: The Origins and Expansion of CIA Covert Operations by Athan Theoharis The CIA and the Media by Scott Armstrong Lapdog or Rogue Elephant? CIA Controversies from 1947 to 2004 by Kathryn Olmsted Biographies Chronology of Key Events Annotated Bibliography Index
Details the Central Intelligence Agency, whose mission is to provide accurate and timely foreign intelligence on national security issues to the President.
ATHAN THEOHARIS is Professor of History at Marquette University. He is the author of numerous books including The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. RICHARD IMMERMAN is Chair of the History Department at Temple University. He has authored books on foreign policy and CIA covert operations. LOCH JOHNSON is Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia and former counsel, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. KATHRYN OLMSTED is Professor of History at the University of California, Davis and has written books on the CIA. JOHN PRADOS is a senior analyst of the National Security Archive in Washington, D.C.
[T]heoharis provides a good introduction to the history, structure,
and operations of the CIA, information required to understand fully
what all the heated arguments are about. The chapters cover the
agency's origins, foreign and domestic liaison arrangements, covert
activities, the work of intelligence and counterintelligence units,
and CIA controversies from 1947 to 2004. The chapters are further
subdivided and labeled by subtopic, and the indexing and table of
contents are helpful in directing one's study. The book's reference
value is increased by its 29-page chronology of key events, 20-page
annotated bibliography, list of acronyms, and short biographies of
50 important CIA-related individuals. Readers can also examine the
CIA's Factbook on Intelligence for the official facts and links to
more information from the intelligence community….Theoharis's
high-quality publication is suitable for academic and larger public
libraries.
*Library Journal*
Although the CIA is the government agency most often depicted on
television and in films, it is probably the least understood. This
volume seeks to redress that problem, as much as possible, with a
survey of the CIA's programs, personnel and activities. The
chapters are arranged by theme, such as liaison arrangements and
intelligence and counterintelligence, and are written by experts on
those topics. The text includes biographies of important CIA
administrators, a chronology of key events, and an annotated
bibliography. It is part of the Understanding Our Government
Series, which is aimed at high school students.
*Reference & Research Book News*
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