FBI 100 Years: An Unofficial History - Hardcover

Holden, Henry M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760332444 ISBN 13: 9780760332443

Verlag: Zenith Press, 2008

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The FBI is 100 years old- sort of. More exactly, 2008 markes the centenary of the founding of the branch of the Department of Justice that evolved form the Bureau of Investigation into the Division of Investigation and finally, in 1934, into the Federal Burea of Investigation. To mark the occassion, authro henry M Hoden has produced an unofficial history of the fBI which is packed full of history, anecdote and - especially - hundreds of rare and unique photographs chronicling the history of crime and law enforcment in America....As former FBI Special Agent Raymond J batvinis notes in his foreward 'an array of images springs to mind when thinking about the FBI's early history: the early rag-tag days when the operation ofthe Beaureau of investigation was rife with corruption; Hoover and his reformed G-Men fighting gangsters in the 1930's and enforcxing civil rights in laws while batteling the Klu Klux Clan in the 1960's; the World war II Nazi sabatours and spy investigators; Cold War spies such as the Rosenburgs, Alger hiss, and Klaus Fuchs; to today's agents, providing vital investigative support for the 9/11 Commission and tracking al quaeda terrorists. It is a story that should be read by anyone who is interested in the history of the United States and is concerned, in any way, about the nternational challenges facing us in this new century.' We'd agree with that. it's difficult to convey the broad sweep of this enourmous book, Suffice it to say it's likely to be of interest to any readre....packed full of fascinating photographs from the entire history ( and pre-history) of the Beaurea --True Detective magazine Sept 2008

In anticipation of the FBI s centennial this summer, prolific author and law enforcement veteran Holden (To Be an FBI Special Agent) has produced a work for general readers on the ever interesting and controversial history of this primary investigative agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. The book may be defined as an unofficial history, but Holden was granted access to current agents and to the FBI s photo archive to produce a work profusely illustrated with about 300 photographs of equipment, FBI activities, and agents and criminals in action, all of which will fascinate. Chapters cover the early years when Teddy Roosevelt was President, J. Edgar Hoover s long tenure as director, his role in blacklistings and McCarthyism, the pursuit of organized crime, spies, the use of domestic surveillance, and standoffs gone bad. Some of the popular touches include movie posters and comic strips. The book includes all of the FBI s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives lists and ends with a list of the 51 special agents who died in service, a brief chronology, and definitions of acronyms and abbreviations. Those looking for more critical discussion of the bureau may want to examine Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones s The FBI: A History, but this book will have appeal in both public libraries and specialized collections --Library Journal

This book by Henry Holden is his finest yet. The format befits the content a large, lavish hard cover book with a beautiful jacket and over 200 glossy pages of larger-than-life FBI facts and images behind the stories we have heard in movies, television and newspapers. I greatly admire the way Holden has organized the text so that a reader can go to through the FBI s history from Teddy Roosevelt '1908' to the present, as well as select a favorite topic, such as spies or civil rights and the KKK. As an aviation historian I appreciated the summary of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping in the chapter entitled Gangbusting, which included details of the mafia and another lengthy section on the blacklisting of Hollywood s stars during the McCarthy era. A chapter is devoted to the techniques and equipment used throughout FBI crime-solving methodology, which are fascina --Officer dot com

This is the history of the underbelly of American society, the things we might prefer to sweep under the carpet but are glad someone else is there to clean up the mess. 2008 marks the centenary of the formation of an investigative force known as the Special Agent Force which became the FBI. Holden has unique access to active and former FBI staff and to the Bureau's archives at it's headquaters in Washington DC and its academy at Quantico. He has law-enforcment experience, and has written a number of books on the topic. Comprehensive, entertaining and attractivly packaged, FBI 100 Years contains hundreds of rare or previously unpublished photographs of FBI luminaries and the bad guys they batteled against as well as Wanted posters, newspaper cuttings, film posters, humerous cartoons, even Dick Tracey strips, that illustrate the story of the Bureau. It is all here, from World War I anti-spy and anti-anarchist activities, the gangbusters era, J Edgar Hoover's regime,( and his extraordinary private life and notorious private files), McCarthyism and the blacklists, civil rights and unrest, the battle against organised crime, the Waco tradgedy, all the way up to 9/11 and the Bureau's counter-terrorism mission. --The American magzine, september 2008

The FBI is 100 years old- sort of. More exactly, 2008 markes the centenary of the founding of the branch of the Department of Justice that evolved form the Bureau of Investigation into the Division of Investigation and finally, in 1934, into the Federal Burea of Investigation. To mark the occassion, authro henry M Hoden has produced an unofficial history of the fBI which is packed full of history, anecdote and - especially - hundreds of rare and unique photographs chronicling the history of crime and law enforcment in America....As former FBI Special Agent Raymond J batvinis notes in his foreward 'an array of images springs to mind when thinking about the FBI's early history: the early rag-tag days when the operation ofthe Beaureau of investigation was rife with corruption; Hoover and his reformed G-Men fighting gangsters in the 1930's and enforcxing civil rights in laws while batteling the Klu Klux Clan in the 1960's; the World war II Nazi sabatours and spy investigators; Cold War spies such as the Rosenburgs, Alger hiss, and Klaus Fuchs; to today's agents, providing vital investigative support for the 9/11 Commission and tracking al quaeda terrorists. It is a story that should be read by anyone who is interested in the history of the United States and is concerned, in any way, about the nternational challenges facing us in this new century.' We'd agree with that. it's difficult to convey the broad sweep of this enourmous book, Suffice it to say it's likely to be of interest to any readre....packed full of fascinating photographs from the entire history ( and pre-history) of the Beaurea --True Detective Magazine, Sept 2008

Reseña del editor:

On the eve of the FBI's centenary, this book offers the first comprehensive illustrated account of the Bureaus 100-year history. Granted unprecedented access to the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., and academy at Quantico, Virginia, author Henry M. Holden presents a rare inside view of the agencys workings, as well as a compelling, closely observed picture of its ever-changing role, powers, notable cases, and controversies through the years.

FBI 100 Years chronicles the Bureaus successes and failures from its early days as Teddy Roosevelts trust-busting detective force to the increased emphasis on counterterrorism the post 9/11 world. Along the way, Holden revisits the gangster era and the days of McCarthyism, the unmaking of the Mob, and the disastrous standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco.

The famous and the infamous make their appearances in the story, colorful characters such as John Dillinger and "Machine Gun" Kelly, J. Edgar Hoover and turncoat spy Robert Hansen. With added features including an exploration of the 200 categories of federal crimes that fall within the Bureaus purview, all the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives lists since the first in 1949, and an entertaining look at the FBI in popular culture, this is the most thorough and authoritative book ever written about the principal law enforcement arm of the United States Department of Justice.

It is truly the first book to do justice to the worlds most famous, but actually little-known law enforcement agencies in the world.

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• Verlag: Zenith Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0760332444
• ISBN 13: 9780760332443
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 252