Body of Secrets by James Bamford

Body of Secrets by James Bamford

The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Banford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow.

Here is a scrupulously documented account--much of which is based on unprecedented access to previously undisclosed documents--of the agency's tireless hunt for intelligence on enemies and allies alike. Body of secrets is a riveting analysis of this most clandestine of agencies, a major work of history and investigative journalism.

A New York Times Notable Book

James Bamford is the author of Body of Secrets, The Puzzle Palace, and A Pretext for War, as well as contributing to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times Magazine on national security issues. The Man Who Sold the War, a Rolling Stone piece, won the 2006 National Magazine Award for reporting. Bamford, a distinguished visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and former Washington investigative producer for ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, lives in Washington, D.C.

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ISBN 13	9780385499088
ISBN 10	0385499086
Title	Body of Secrets
Author	James Bamford
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	2002-04-30
Number of pages	784
Prizes	Short-listed for Helen Bernstein Book Award 2002
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