Body of Secrets, James Bamford
Body of Secrets, James Bamford
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Body of Secrets
Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency

Author: James Bamford

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 29 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/24/2018

Synopsis

The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow.

Here is a scrupulously documented account—much of which is based on unprecedented access to previously undisclosed documents—of the agency's tireless hunt for intelligence on enemies and allies alike. Body of Secrets is a riveting analysis of this most clandestine of agencies, a major work of history and investigative journalism.

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 ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings and a distinguished visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, he lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on May 29, 2013

This is a very accurately and intensely researched well-written book. It is probably more interesting to me personally as I served in the ASA (Army Security Agency) which manned field listening stations for the NSA. I've read this book twice and learned almost everything about what we were doing and......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 11, 2019

Body of Secrets is a fascinating history of the Cold War as viewed through the lens of cryptography, as well as a time capsule of the foremost US intelligence agency in a pre-9/11 mindset. As any decent history of World War 2 notes, codebreaking played a key role in winning that war. As the battlelin......more

Goodreads review by George on April 14, 2024

A long, detailed book, updated in 2002 to include some perspective on the 9/11 attacks. I can remember when the NSA was a mere rumour— and jokingly referred to as No Such Agency. Now it is known to exist, and talked about, although perhaps most of us have no idea what they really do. This book provi......more

Goodreads review by Sam-Omar on March 30, 2016

No-nonsense, fact-filled, fascinating history of the NSA. What is the NSA? The agency that's been reading the world's mail, so to speak, for decades. Bamford got amazing access. This book is now a decade or more old, but still an amazing and important read. Along with Weiner's history of the CIA and......more

Goodreads review by Ralph on February 18, 2014

After reading "The Puzzle Palace," James Bamford's opus about the NSA (National Security Agency), I thought I would never find anything to compare to it...until I came across "Body of Secrets." Not unexpectedly, it is also by James Bamford, who seems to have carved out his own little niche in chroni......more

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