The Central Intelligence Agency - Hardcover

The Central Intelligence Agency; A Photographic History

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Oversized book, measuring 8-1/2 inches by 11-1/3 inches. 256 pages. Includes Foreword by Richard M. Helms, Former Director, Central Intelligence. Also includes Publisher's Note, Preface, and Introduction by Thomas Polgar. Contains Illustrations (some in color), Glossary, Acronyms, and Index. Also includes a listings of Directors of the CIA, Medals of the CIA, Who's Who of CIA Literature; President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. Topics covered in this photographic history include: The Craft of Intelligence; American Intelligence; "Wild Bill" Donovan; The OSS; Establishing the CIA; Organization of the CIA; Definition and Mission of the CIA; Operations of the CIA; The Intelligence Community; CIA Watchdogs; The CIA and Modern Technology; and The Clandestine Service Today. Documents the history and organization of America's intelligence agency and describes its methods of collecting and analyzing information. David Atlee Phillips (October 31, 1922 - July 7, 1988) was a Central Intelligence Agency officer of 25 years and a recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal. Phillips rose to become the CIA's chief of operations for the Western hemisphere. In 1975 he founded the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), an alumni association comprising intelligence officers from all services. Ray Steiner Cline (June 4, 1918 - March 16, 1996) was an official at the United States Central Intelligence Agency best known for being the chief CIA analyst during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Walter L. Pforzheimer, worked with the OSS in World War II and eventually became a lawyer for the CIA. Artikel-Nr. 79233

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