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The spy who tried to stop a war The spy who tried to stop a war Marcia Mitchell "Tells the story of a young British secret service officer, Katharine Gun, and her courageous decision to expose an illegal US-UK operation -- a covert plot to influence the UN vote that would have a… OL11535413W
The Shadow Factory The Shadow Factory James Bamford James Bamford has been the preeminent expert on the National Security Agency since his reporting revealed the agency's existence in the 1980s. Now Bamford describes the transformation of the NSA sinc… OL117553W
A Pretext for War A Pretext for War James Bamford The bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace presents his most hard-hitting book to date--a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless account of the failures of America's intelligence … OL117554W
Of knowledge and power Of knowledge and power Robert Kennedy "This work examines the many roadblocks the Intelligence Community confronts as it attempts to provide accurate and timely intelligence in support of American foreign policy and national security int… OL11952635W
Courting Disaster Courting Disaster Marc A Thiessen White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush's 2006 speech explaining th… OL15174964W
The Mayaguez incident The Mayaguez incident Robert J. Mahoney "Investigates the four-day international crisis after the 1975 seizure of the SS Mayaguez, which involved both American and Cambodian forces during the Vietnam War. Documents intelligence failures th… OL15538292W
Chasing spies Chasing spies Athan G. Theoharis Publisher's description: The long history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under J. Edgar Hoover is studded with serious questions about the Bureau's professionalism and accountability. Revelat… OL16028951W
Fixing intelligence Fixing intelligence William E. Odom "William Odom is the highest-ranking member of the United States Intelligence Community ever to write a book outlining fundamental restructuring of this vast network of agencies, technology, and huma… OL16069655W
Operation paperclip Operation paperclip Annie Jacobsen In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis' once-ind… OL16813636W
Playing to the edge Playing to the edge Michael V. Hayden "An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, from the only person ever to helm both the CIA and the NSA, at a time of heinous new threats and momentous change For Gen… OL17337894W
Intelligence community legal reference book Intelligence community legal reference book United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Office of General Counsel From the Book's Introduction: Expanded and updated of Intelligence Community Legal Reference book. The Intelligence Community draws much of its authority and guidance from the body of law contained… OL18777108W
A brotherhood of spies A brotherhood of spies Monte Reel On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union just weeks before a peace summit between the two nations. The CIA concocted a cover story for President Eisenhower to del… OL19742271W
Intelligence Intelligence James J. Wirtz,Loch K. Johnson "Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies, An Anthology, Fourth Edition, is the most up-to-date reader in intelligence studies. Editors Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz present a diverse, comprehens… OL19983967W
Surprise attack Surprise attack Larry J. Hancock Revealing disconnects in the chain of command, examines the intelligence tools and techniques that have provided warnings of threats to the U.S. over the past sixty years and why they have often fail… OL20007806W
The game player The game player Miles Copeland ix, 294 p. ; 24 cm OL4505585W
America at Night America at Night Larry J. Kolb When the Department of Homeland Security suspects that two former CIA operatives are at the center of plot involving money laundering and the funding of Al Qaeda-and when their supposedly comprehensi… OL5729510W
The 9/11 Commission report The 9/11 Commission report National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Including the Executive Summary and the complete Notes Section. Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist … OL5772006W
The Pueblo incident The Pueblo incident Mitchell B. Lerner "The Pueblo was an aging cargo ship poorly refurbished as a signals intelligence collector for the top secret Operation Clickbeetle. It was sent off with a first-time captain, an inexperienced crew, … OL6209116W
Gentleman spy Gentleman spy Peter Grose In this masterly biography, Allen Dulles emerges from the shadows that have concealed him for more than thirty years as one of the most intriguing figures in recent American history. A spymaster, a w… OL79575W
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Richard J., Jr. Heuer ix, 216 pages : 21 cm OL9271758W
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