ISBN: 0760332444

On the eve of the FBI's centenary, this book offers the first comprehensive illustrated account of the Bureaus 100-year history. Granted unprecedented access to the FBI headquarters in Wa… mais…

On the eve of the FBI's centenary, this book offers the first comprehensive illustrated account of the Bureaus 100-year history. Granted unprecedented access to the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., and academy at Quantico, Virginia, author Henry M. Holden presents a rare inside view of the agencys workings, as well as a compelling, closely observed picture of its ever-changing role, powers, notable cases, and controversies through the years. FBI 100 Years chronicles the Bureaus successes and failures from its early days as Teddy Roosevelts trust-busting detective force to the increased emphasis on counterterrorism the post 9/11 world. Along the way, Holden revisits the gangster era and the days of McCarthyism, the unmaking of the Mob, and the disastrous standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco. The famous and the infamous make their appearances in the story, colorful characters such as John Dillinger and "Machine Gun" Kelly, J. Edgar Hoover and turncoat spy Robert Hansen. With added features including an exploration of the 200 categories of federal crimes that fall within the Bureaus purview, all the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives lists since the first in 1949, and an entertaining look at the FBI in popular culture, this is the most thorough and authoritative book ever written about the principal law enforcement arm of the United States Department of Justice. It is truly the first book to do justice to the worlds most famous, but actually little-known law enforcement agencies in 20th century,21st century,americas,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,criminal law,criminology,fiction True Crime, Quarto Publishing Group USA<

ISBN: 9780760332443

FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is an exciting, heavily illustrated account of the crime-fighting activities of the Bureau over its first century. Grab your holster and your badge--y… mais…

FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is an exciting, heavily illustrated account of the crime-fighting activities of the Bureau over its first century. Grab your holster and your badge--you'll be tagging along with some of the FBI's most determined G men, investigating and interrogating a century's-worth of kidnappers, killers, bootleggers, bank robbers, smugglers, and spies. The contributions of each of the FBI's directors are examined, as well as their innovative--and sometimes questionable--tactics. From fact-checking to myth-busting, FBI 100 Years opens the secret files, dusts for fingerprints, explores the hideouts, pulls out the brass knuckles, and shines a white-hot spotlight on some of America's most notorious hoodlums, kingpins, and crooks throughout the Bureau's existence. - LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING - HOOVER'S SECRET FILES - "BABY FACE" NELSON - BONNIE AND CLYDE - JOHN DILLINGER - AL CAPONE - ALGER HISS - McCARTHYISM - THE KKK - ASSASSINATIONS OF KENNEDY AND KING - THE BLACK PANTHERS - THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND - PATTY HEARST - WATERGATE - JOHN GOTTI - RUBY RIDGE AND WACO - PATRIOT ACT Author Henry M. Holden was allowed unprecedented access to the FBI's historic files and photo archives to prepare this one and only published history marking the 100th anniversary of the Bureau's founding. FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is the total FBI experience. Media > Book, [PU: Motorbooks International]<

ISBN: 9780760332443

FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is an exciting, heavily illustrated account of the crime-fighting activities of the Bureau over its first century. Grab your holster and your badge--y… mais…

FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is an exciting, heavily illustrated account of the crime-fighting activities of the Bureau over its first century. Grab your holster and your badge--you'll be tagging along with some of the FBI's most determined G men, investigating and interrogating a century's-worth of kidnappers, killers, bootleggers, bank robbers, smugglers, and spies. The contributions of each of the FBI's directors are examined, as well as their innovative--and sometimes questionable--tactics. From fact-checking to myth-busting, FBI 100 Years opens the secret files, dusts for fingerprints, explores the hideouts, pulls out the brass knuckles, and shines a white-hot spotlight on some of America's most notorious hoodlums, kingpins, and crooks throughout the Bureau's existence. - LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING - HOOVER'S SECRET FILES - "BABY FACE" NELSON - BONNIE AND CLYDE - JOHN DILLINGER - AL CAPONE - ALGER HISS - McCARTHYISM - THE KKK - ASSASSINATIONS OF KENNEDY AND KING - THE BLACK PANTHERS - THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND - PATTY HEARST - WATERGATE - JOHN GOTTI - RUBY RIDGE AND WACO - PATRIOT ACT Author Henry M. Holden was allowed unprecedented access to the FBI's historic files and photo archives to prepare this one and only published history marking the 100th anniversary of the Bureau's founding. FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is the total FBI experience. Media > Not Applicable, [PU: Motorbooks International]<

ISBN: 9780760332443

FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is an exciting, heavily illustrated account of the crime-fighting activities of the Bureau over its first century. Grab your holster and your badge--y… mais…

FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is an exciting, heavily illustrated account of the crime-fighting activities of the Bureau over its first century. Grab your holster and your badge--you'll be tagging along with some of the FBI's most determined G men, investigating and interrogating a century's-worth of kidnappers, killers, bootleggers, bank robbers, smugglers, and spies. The contributions of each of the FBI's directors are examined, as well as their innovative--and sometimes questionable--tactics. From fact-checking to myth-busting, FBI 100 Years opens the secret files, dusts for fingerprints, explores the hideouts, pulls out the brass knuckles, and shines a white-hot spotlight on some of America's most notorious hoodlums, kingpins, and crooks throughout the Bureau's existence. - LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING - HOOVER'S SECRET FILES - "BABY FACE" NELSON - BONNIE AND CLYDE - JOHN DILLINGER - AL CAPONE - ALGER HISS - McCARTHYISM - THE KKK - ASSASSINATIONS OF KENNEDY AND KING - THE BLACK PANTHERS - THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND - PATTY HEARST - WATERGATE - JOHN GOTTI - RUBY RIDGE AND WACO - PATRIOT ACT Author Henry M. Holden was allowed unprecedented access to the FBI's historic files and photo archives to prepare this one and only published history marking the 100th anniversary of the Bureau's founding. FBI 100 YEARS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY is the total FBI experience. Media > Book, [PU: Motorbooks International]<

2008, ISBN: 0760332444

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[EAN: 9780760332443], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Motorbooks, USA], HISTORY BZDB216 HISTORY, AMERICAN, POLITICS, SECURITY, POLICE, MILITARY, F.B.I., BUREAU HISTORY; UNITED STATES; MODERN; FBI 100 YEARS AN UNOFFICIAL HENRY HOLDEN, Jacket, Clean and clear throughout, free from any notable damage or wear. Dust Jacket is Very Good, complete and intact with some light rubbing and slight shelf wear. Buy with confidence, support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop and help keep the High Street an interesting place to shop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA (now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 280 x 320 mm. 252 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; United States; Modern; ISBN: 0760332444. ISBN/EAN: 9780760332443. Dewey Code: 940.545941. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 01839. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries., Books<