Theoharis, Athan G

Presents evidence from U.S. and Soviet intelligence files to support the author's argument that the FBI's failure to find and convict Soviet agents in the 1940s and 1950s was due largely to its concentration on ferreting out communists through illegal means.

Presents a critical history of the FBI, from its origins in 1908 with three dozen investigators to the 27,000 staff members of today's agency. Examines the FBI's obsession with secrecy and argues that the agency has a long record of undermining political dissent and constitutional freedoms. Profiles major figures in the agency's history such as Charles Bonaparte and J. Edgar Hoover and discusses the FBI's responses various national crises.

A collection of essays that examines various aspects of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, providing information about the agency's history, notable cases, controversies, facilities, organizational structure, policies, liaison relationships, and personalities.

Chronicles the evolution of counterintelligence operations conducted by the FBI from Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush, and argues the notion that FBI culture changed from "reactive" to "proactive" law enforcement after 9/11 is a myth.

A collection of essays that examines various aspects of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, providing information about the agency's history, notable cases, controversies, facilities, organizational structure, policies, liaison relationships, and personalities.