Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency

Smith, W.Thomas

ISBN 10: 0816046670 ISBN 13: 9780816046676

Verlag: Facts On File Inc, 2003

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Book by W Thomas Smith Jr

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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the least understood intelligence-gathering organizations in the world, and much of its inner workings remains classified. The organization evokes images of covert agents operating under a veil of secrecy, yet only a small fraction of the thousands of CIA employees works on the agency's clandestine operations. This A-Z reference provides detailed descriptions and definitions of key CIA terms, players, equipment, operations and parallel organizations. It also discusses perceptions of the agency in popular culture, including its portrayal in film, television and fiction. The one-stop resource contains an introduction that surveys the history of the American intelligence community from the colonial era to the 21st century.

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W. Thomas Smith, Jr. is a South Carolina-based writer whose work has appeared in USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, George, New York Post, and BusinessWeek, among others. A former Marine Corps infantry leader and paratrooper, W. Thomas Smith, Jr. has served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of South Carolina.

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• Verlag: Facts On File Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0816046670
• ISBN 13: 9780816046676
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272