Enemies: A History of the FBI

Enemies: A History of the FBI

The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversiveâ€”including even American presidents.
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â€œTurns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as todayâ€™s headlines.â€â€”Jeffrey Toobin, author ofÂ American Heiress
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EnemiesÂ is the first definitive history of the FBIâ€™s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
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We think of the FBI as Americaâ€™s police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureauâ€™s first and foremost mission. The FBIâ€™s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties, a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic.Â EnemiesÂ is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfareâ€”and how it has sometimes been turned against them. And it is the story of how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses.

Named One of the Best Books of the Year byÂ The Washington Post,Â New YorkÂ Daily News,Â andÂ Slate

â€œPulitzer Prizeâ€“winning author Tim Weiner has written a riveting inside account of the FBIâ€™s secret machinations that goes so deep into the Bureauâ€™s skulduggery, readers will feel they are tapping the phones along with J. Edgar Hoover. This is a book that every American who cares about civil liberties should read.â€â€”Jane Mayer, author ofÂ Dark Money

â€œOutstanding.â€â€”The New York Times

â€œAbsorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.â€â€”Los Angeles Times

â€œFascinating.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal

â€œImportant and disturbing . . . with all the verve and coherence of a good spy thriller.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review

â€œExciting and fast-paced.â€â€”The Daily Beast
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780812979237
Color Blue
ReleaseDate 2013-02-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601418102991

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780812979237
Color	Blue
ReleaseDate	2013-02-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	8601418102991

Enemies: A History of the FBI

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