Encyclopedia of the central intelligence agency

By:

"Smith, W Thomas"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York; Checkmark Books; 2003Description: 282pISBN:

9780816046676

Subject(s):

Central intelligence agency - encyclopedia

DDC classification:

327.12 SMI

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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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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