Books by Michael A. Turner

This compendium of over 500 entries on the most important and relevant personalities, programs, activities, and agencies of U.S. intelligence, beginning with the Sons of Liberty before the onset of the Revolutionary War until the most recent reorganization of the U.S. intelligence community, covers the myriad pieces of legislation that have governed the activities of U.S. intelligence, from the National Security Act of 1947, which still constitutes the fundamental law setting up modern U.S. intelligence, to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which established the new position of the Director of National Intelligence.

This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features: *Chronology *Introductory essay*Appendixes*Bibliography*Over 600 cross-referenced entries on key events, issues, people, operations, laws, regulations