JAMES BAMFORD

In The Puzzle Palace, James Bamford revealed the existence of the NSA, the largest, most secretive, and best-financed intelligence organization in the world. In Body of Secrets, he took readers inside the ultrasecret agency, charting its deeds and misdeeds from its founding in 1952 to the end of the twentieth century. Now Bamford applies his relentless investigative drive and unparalleled access to intelligence sources to produce a headline-making book about the most pressing issues of the present day.

In this exposé, national security expert James Bamford reveals his theory regarding what he considers unpardonable intelligence failures prior to 9/11, seeing a systemic problem as well as human error. Bamford faults the Bush administration for being myopic in its concern for Iraq and far too secretive in its decision-making. For this book, Bamford draws on his deep connections in the intelligence community as he did for his previous books, PUZZLE PALACE and BODY OF SECRETS.

Bamford, bestselling author of "The Puzzle Palace, " has written another fascinating, unrestricted, and controversial look into the secretive, powerful, and massive National Security Agency. A major work of history and investigative journalism, "Body of Secrets" is a riveting analysis of this powerful agency's history and its future.