Author(s): Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

History

This fast-paced history of the FBI presents the first balanced and complete portrait of the vast, powerful, and sometimes bitterly criticized American institution. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, a well-known expert on U.S. intelligence agencies, tells the bureau's story in the context of American history. Along the way, he challenges conventional understandings of that story and assesses the FBI's strengths and weaknesses as an institution.