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The Puzzle Palace by James Bamford

The Puzzle Palace

Inside America’s Most Secret Intelligence Organization

By James Bamford

By James Bamford

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Paperback $20.00

Sep 29, 1983 | 656 Pages

The Puzzle Palace by James Bamford
Paperback
Sep 29, 1983 | 656 Pages

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About The Puzzle Palace

In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America’s largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded public scrutiny, but The Puzzle Palace penetrates its vast network of power and unmasks the people who control it, often with shocking disregard for the law. With detailed information on the NSA’s secret role in the Korean Airlines disaster, Iran-Contra, the first Gulf War, and other major world events of the 80s and 90s, this is a brilliant account of the use and abuse of technological espionage.

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About James Bamford

James Bamford, the author of the bestsellers Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace, has written extensively on national security issues, including investigative cover stories for the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. Formerly the Washington investigative producer for… More about James Bamford

Product Details

Category: 21st Century U.S. History | Politics

Paperback | $20.00
Published by Penguin Books
Sep 29, 1983 | 656 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140067484

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Praise

“There have been glimpses inside the NSA before, but until now no one has published a comprehensive and detailed report on the agency. . . Mr. Bamford has emerged with everything except the combination to the director’s safe.” —The New York Times Book Review

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