Enemies: the history of the FBI at war [1st ed] 9780679643890, 0679643893, 9781400067480, 1400067480

pt. 1. Spies and sabateurs. Anarchy ; Revolution ; Traitors ; Communists ; "Who is Mr. Hoover?" ; Underworlds

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English Pages xvii, 537 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Year 2012

Enemies: the history of the FBI at war [1st ed]
9780679643890, 0679643893, 9781400067480, 1400067480

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Hoover
John Edgar;Weiner
Tim

Table of contents :
pt. 1. Spies and sabateurs. Anarchy
Revolution
Traitors
Communists
"Who is Mr. Hoover?"
Underworlds
"They never stopped watching us
Red flags --
pt. 2. World War. The business of spying
The juggler
Secret intelligence
"To strangle the United States"
Law of war
The machine of detection
Organizing the world --
pt. 3. Cold war. No Gestapo
Showdown
"Red fascism"
Surprise attack
Paranoia
"It looks like World War III is here"
No sense of decency
Game without rules
The long shadow
"Don't trust anybody"
Immoral conduct
"Murder was in style"
Dangerous man
Rule by fear
"You got this phone tapped?"
"The man I'm depending on"
Clearly illegal
The ultimate weapon
"Pull down the temple" --
pt. 4. War on terror. Conspirators
"The Bureau cannot survive"
House of cards
"A state of continual danger"
The price of silence
Mosaic
The blind sheikh
Flaws in the armor
An easy target
All our weapons
"If we don't so this, people will die."

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