Encyclopedia of the central intelligence agency. /

Smith, W. Thomas

Encyclopedia of the central intelligence agency. / W. Thomas Smith, Jr. - New York, N.Y. : Checkmark Books, c2003. - vi, 282 p. : ill. 28 cm.

Contains 550 historical, biographical and general entries with an extensive list of CIA-related acronyms, abbreviations, and code names.Provides detailed description and definitions of key CIA terms,players,equipment,operations,and parallel organizations.Discusses the perception of the agency in popular culture.Entries include Air America,Bay Of Pigs,Wiliam Colby,Glomar Explorer,intelligence,Project JENNIFER,Task Force W.

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