Sinceitscreationin1947,theCIAhasbeenattheheartofAmerica’ssecurityapparatus.Writtenbyintelligencescholarsandexperts,TheCIAandthePursuitofSecurityoffersthereaderalivelysurveyoftheCIApastandpresent.Thehistoryoftheagencyispresentedthroughtheprismofitsdeclassifieddocuments,witheachbeingsupplementedbyinsightfulcontextualanalysis.ThebookchroniclestheevolutionoftheCIA,itsremarkablesuccesses,clandestineoperations,anditsongoingstruggletomaintainAmericansecurityinanageofproliferatingthreats.
