Counterterrorist Forces With the CIA

Rescue and Prevention: Defending Our Nation

by John D. Wright

The CIA agency has helped protect America. Its spies, scientists, and analysts have served the cause of freedom during various wars and the tensions of the Cold War, and are doing so again in the difficult war on terrorism. This title looks at the agency, its dedicated men and women, and their urgent mission to provide us with a safer future.

96 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

John D. Wright is an American author and editor living in England. He has been a reporter in London for Time and People magazines, covering such subjects as politics and crime. He is the author of several history books, including The Oxford Dictionary of Civil War Quotations and The Routledge Encyclopedia of Civil War Era Biographies. Among his other books are Crime Investigation and Unsolved Crimes. He holds the Ph.D. degree in Communications from the University of Texas and has taught writing at three universities.