The FBI

By Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

Subjects: United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- History, History, United States, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Nonfiction, United states, federal bureau of investigation

Description: This fast-paced account of the history of the FBI presents the first balanced and complete portrait of the powerful and oft-criticized institution. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones offers a new take on the origins and mission of the bureau, the significance of J. Edgar Hoover’s term as director, the bureau’s pre-emptive anti-terrorist capabilities before and after 9/11, and more.