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Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence
ISBN-13:
9780810878907
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
422
Autor:
Michael A. Turner
Serie:
Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features:
- Chronology
- Introductory essay
- Appendixes
- Bibliography
- Over 600 cross-referenced entries on key events, issues, people, operations, laws, regulations
While the United States has had some kind of intelligence capability throughout its history, its intelligence apparatus is young, dating only to the period immediately after World War II. Yet, in that short a time, it has undergone enormous changes—from the labor-intensive espionage and covert action establishment of the 1950s to a modern enterprise that relies heavily on electronic data, technology, satellites, airborne collection platforms, and unmanned aerial vehicles, to name a few.
This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features:
This book is an excellent access point for members of the intelligence community; students, scholars, and historians; legal experts; and general readers wanting to know more about the history of U.S. intelligence.
This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features:
- Chronology
- Introductory essay
- Appendixes
- Bibliography
- Over 600 cross-referenced entries on key events, issues, people, operations, laws, regulations
This book is an excellent access point for members of the intelligence community; students, scholars, and historians; legal experts; and general readers wanting to know more about the history of U.S. intelligence.
Editor’s Foreword, Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendixes
I. Directors of National Intelligence
II. Directors of Central Intelligence
III. Directors of Central Intelligence Agency
Bibliography
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendixes
I. Directors of National Intelligence
II. Directors of Central Intelligence
III. Directors of Central Intelligence Agency
Bibliography
About the Author