Creating the Secret State: The Origins of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1943-1947

by David F. Rudgers

While much has been disclosed about the CIA's cloak-and-dagger activities during the Cold War, relatively little is known about the origins of this secret organization. David Rudgers, a twenty-two-year CIA veteran, has written the first complete account of its creation, revealing how the idea of a centralized intelligence developed within the government and debunking the myth that former OSS chief William J. Donovan was the prime mover behind the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700610243
• ISBN13: 9780700610242
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"