Source-led reading note · FBI history
Enemies: A History of the FBI
A critical FBI history examining tensions surrounding its national-security role, which readers can compare with the public institutional record.
Tim Weiner
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A critical institutional history of the FBI’s national-security role, suitable for comparison with the Bureau’s public record.
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