The Central Intelligence Agency

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Chelsea House

Just the Series: U.S. Government: How It Works

Series and Publisher: U.S. Government: How It Works

Annotation: Examines the role the CIA serves in shaping American policies by providing foreign intelligence relation to national security issues.

Genre: [Government]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #19802

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Chelsea House

Edition Date: 2007 Release Date: 04/01/07

Pages: 104 pages

ISBN: 0-7910-9282-8

ISBN 13: 978-0-7910-9282-8

Dewey: 327.1273

LCCN: 2006028387

Dimensions: 25 cm.

Subject Heading:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Juvenile literature.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Intelligence service. United States. Juvenile literature.
Intelligence service.

Language: English

Reviews:

ALA Booklist (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2007)

After a brief chapter discussing how intelligence gathering was performed in the American Revolution and Civil War, this book in The U.S. Government: How It Works series chronicles how the Central Intelligence Agency evolved from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), created during World War II to collect and analyze intelligence, as well as to conduct espionage and counterespionage activities. Due attention is paid to William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, the architect of the OSS (also known as "the father of American Intelligence"), as well as to his protégé Allen Dulles, the first CIA director. Other chapters discuss the history of the CIA, its role in shaping government policies, a description of what one would find at CIA headquarters, the organization of the agency, and the many different kinds of jobs employees of the CIA perform. This straightforward, useful introduction includes sidebars, a glossary, a bibliography, and suggestions for further research.

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2007)

Archival photographs, paintings, and sidebars combine with a well-written, informative text to present a comprehensive discussion of the various agencies and organizations within the U.S. federal government. Each title adequately provides the historical context necessary to understand the inception and development of the featured subject, though the density of text may put off some readers. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-97) and index.

Reading Level: 7.0

Interest Level: 5-9

The headquarters of one of the world's most powerful and secretive intelligence services can be found just outside of Washington, D.C. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) serves a critical role in the shaping of American policies by providing foreign intelligence related to national security issues to the U.S. president and senior U.S. policymakers. The process of gathering and analyzing intelligence involves spies and satellites, foreign agents, and researchers. While the threats against the United States have changed since the CIA was founded in 1947, its mission remains the same: to provide the information that will keep Americans safe. This new title takes readers on a detailed journey through the historical corridors of the CIA. From the days of Wild Bill Donovan and the Office of Strategic Services to the war against terrorism, The Central Intelligence Agency introduces some of the CIA's key players and reveals how intelligence has been a critical component in America's foreign policy.

Excerpted from The Central Intelligence Agency by Heather Lehr Wagner
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The headquarters of one of the world's most powerful and secretive intelligence services can be found in Langley, Virginia, about eight miles outside of downtown Washington, D.C. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) serves a critical role in the shaping of American policies by providing foreign intelligence related to national security issues to the U.S. president and senior U.S. policy makers. The process of gathering and analyzing intelligence involves spies and satellites, foreign agents, and researchers working at the CIA's headquarters. While the threats against the United States have changed since the CIA was founded in 1947, its mission remains the same: to provide the information that will keep Americans safe. This thrilling new title takes readers on a journey through the historical corridors of the CIA. From the days of Wild Bill Donovan and the OSS to the war against terrorism, ""The Central Intelligence Agency"" introduces some of the CIA's key players and reveals how intelligence has been a critical component in America's foreign policy.

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