The Puzzle Palace: Inside America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization

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.

Author: James Bamford
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/29/1983
Pages: 656
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 7.84h x 5.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780140067484
ISBN10: 0140067485
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Espionage
- History | Military | General
- History | United States | 21st Century

About the Author
James Bamford's The Puzzle Palace was a national bestseller when it was first published and now regarded as a classic. He was until recently Washington Investigative Producer for ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings and has written investigative cover stories for the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine.