The secret sentry : the untold history of the National Security Agency / Matthew M. Aid.
Record details
- ISBN: 1596915153
- ISBN: 9781596915152
- Physical Description: viii, 423 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st U.S. edition
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-408) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Roller-Coaster Ride: The Travails of American Communications Intelligence: 1945-1950 8 -- 2 Storm Breaks: SIGINT and the Korean War: 1950-1951 25 -- 3 Fight for Survival: The Creation of the National Security Agency 41 -- 4 Inventory of Ignorance: SIGINT During the Eisenhower Administration: 1953-1961 45 -- 5 Crisis Years: SIGINT and the Kennedy Administration: 1961-1963 56 -- 6 Errors of Fact and Judgment: SIGINT and the Gulf of Tonkin Incidents 80 -- 7 Wilderness of Pain: NSA and the Vietnam War: 1964-1969 105 -- 8 Riding the Whirlwind: NSA During the Johnson Administration: 1963-1969 128 -- 9 Tragedy and Triumph: NSA During the Nixon, Ford, and Carter Administrations 148 -- 10 Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano: NSA During the Reagan and Bush Administrations 171 -- 11 Troubles in Paradise: From Desert Storm to the War on Terrorism 191 -- 12 Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: 9/11 and the Invasion of Afghanistan 213 -- 13 A Mountain out of a Molehill: NSA and the Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Scandal 229 -- 14 Dark Victory: NSA and the Invasion of Iraq: March-April 2003 246 -- 15 Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: SIGINT and Combating the Insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan 264 -- 16 Crisis in the Ranks: The Current Status of the National Security Agency 286.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Branch Library | 327.1 Aid (Text) | 38801101328653 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
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