encyclopedia encyclopedia book work cia independent agency united_states federal government tasked intelligence gathering work chronicles history agency founding war terror began september encyclopedia chronology ends provides approximately entries pages topics including notable contributors intelligence operations historical events depictions cia fictional media encyclopedia praised reference value recommended encyclopedia placed academic public high school libraries helpful resource critical author suggesting encyclopedia biased favor agency intelligence operations concluded book useful reference tool background encyclopedia written prior work served leader infantry smith worked journalist columbia south_carolina subsequently taught journalism smith gave interview columbia newspaper state book interest researching history explained long interested researching military history initially asked monograph invasion normandy western allied forces operation overlord world war literary representative later ask instead interested writing encyclopedia detailing history cia smith agreed felt cia highly relevant military history publication history encyclopedia published released hardcover paperback formats edition published year additionally published great_britain contents summary encyclopedia smith discusses defines key concepts relating intelligence gathering including clandestine mentality term characterize called paranoid perspective world book pages length contains separate entries topics roles played key contributors agency notable historical events major intelligence operations depictions organization fictional media work cites approximately reference sources starting founding cia successor author provides reader chronological overview agency history documents cia involvement iranian coup état provides biographical assessment motivations iranian leader deposed coup briefly describing individuals organizations events related history cia smith notes russian intelligence colonel discusses intelligence operation company called chronological presentation cia history provide additional background regard agency involvement war terror encyclopedia chronology ends march reception review smith encyclopedia praised reference value review called encyclopedia comprehensive noted contained helpful including lists executive staff members cia large index commented review encyclopedia good resource libraries academic public high school levels reviewed encyclopedia criticized smith suggesting took positive view agency role focused exclusively operational successes despite issue bias review concluded book useful reference work
Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency