Body of Secrets
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| Author | James Bamford |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | National Security Agency |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | 2001 (Anchor Books) |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-49907-1 |
| OCLC | 44713235 |
| 327.1273 21 | |
| LC Class | UB256.U6 B36 2001 |
| Preceded by | The Puzzle Palace |
| Followed by | A Pretext for War |
Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency is a book by James Bamford about the NSA and its operations. It also covers the history of espionage in the United States from uses of the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system to retrieve personnel on Arctic Ocean drift stations to Operation Northwoods, a declassified US military plan that Bamford describes as a "secret and bloody war of terrorism against their own country in order to trick the American public into supporting an ill-conceived war they intended to launch against Cuba."[1]
For the book, NSA director Michael Hayden gave him unprecedented access. In contrast, his previous book, The Puzzle Palace, was almost blocked from publication by the agency.
Bibliographic data
- James Bamford, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency,
- Doubleday; 1st edition (April 24, 2001) ISBN 978-0-385-49907-1
- Anchor; Reprint edition (April 30, 2002) ISBN 978-0-385-49908-8
See also
Notes
- ^ James Bamford (2002-04-30). Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency. Anchor. ISBN 0-385-49908-6.
External links
- Interview with Bamford on Body of Secrets, Booknotes September 16, 2001
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