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This is the thread for the table of contents and syllabus for the upcoming Special Spotlighted book: Enemies: A History of the FBI.

Enemies A History of the FBI by Tim Weiner by Tim Weiner Tim Weiner


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History of FBI

Table of Contents

Part I: Spies and Saboteurs

Author's Note xv
1. Anarchy 3
2. Revolution 7
3. Traitors 13
4. Communists 26
5. "Who is Mr. Hoover?" 33
6. Underworlds 47
7. "They never stopped watching us" 60
8. Red Flags 65

Part II: World War

9. The Business of Spying 73
10. The Juggler 81
11. Secret Intelligence 91
12. "To strangle the United States" 96
13. Law of war 109
14. The Machine of Detection 119
15. Organizing the World 125

Part III: Cold War

16. No Gestapo 131
17. Showdown 140
18. "Red fascism" 147
19. Suprise Attack 151
20. Paranoia 163
21. "It looks like World War III is here" 171
22. No Sense of Decency 179
23. Game Without Rules 188
24. The Long Shadow 191
25. "Don't trust anybody" 202
26. Immoral Conduct 211
27. "Murder was in style" 216
28. Dangerous Man 223
29. Rule by Fear 230
30. "You got this phone tapped?" 239
31. "The man I'm depending on" 253
32. Clearly Illegal 264
33. The Ultimate Weapon 277
34. "Pull down the temple" 288

Part IV: War on Terror

35. Conspirators 307
36. "The Bureau cannot survive" 320
37. House of Cards 329
38. "A state of continual danger" 337
39. The Price of Silence 351
40. Mosaic 367
41. The Blind Sheikh 374
42. Flaws in the Armor 382
43. An Easy Target 396
44. All Our Weapons 413
45. "If we don't do this, people will die" 432

Afterword 449
Notes 451
Index 513


Syllabus

Week One - June 4th - June 10th -> Author's Note and Chapters ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR p. xv - 32
Author's Note, ONE - Anarchy, TWO - Revolution, THREE - Traitors, and FOUR - Communists

Week Two - June 11th - June 17th -> Chapters FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, and EIGHT p. 33 - 72
FIVE - "Who is Mr. Hoover?", SIX - Underworlds, SEVEN - "They never stopped watching us", EIGHT - Red Flags

Week Three - June 18th - June 24th -> Chapters NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, and TWELVE p. 73 - 108
NINE - The Business of Spying, TEN - The Juggler, ELEVEN - Secret Intelligence, TWELVE - "To strangle the United States"

Week Four - June 25th - July 1st -> Chapters THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, and SIXTEEN p. 109 - 139
THIRTEEN - Law of War, FOURTEEN - The Machine of Detection, FIFTEEN - Organizing the World, SIXTEEN - No Gestapo

Week Five - July 2nd - July 8th -> Chapters SEVENTEEN, EIGHTEEN, NINETEEN, and TWENTY p. 140 - 170
SEVENTEEN - Showdown, EIGHTEEN - "Red fascism", NINETEEN - Surprise Attack, TWENTY - Paranoia

Week Six - July 9th - July 15th -> Chapters TWENTY-ONE, TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, and TWENTY-FOUR p. 171 - 201
TWENTY-ONE - "It looks like World War III is here", TWENTY-TWO - No Sense of Decency, TWENTY-THREE - Game Without Rules, TWENTY-FOUR - The Long Shadow

Week Seven - July 16th - July 22nd -> Chapters TWENTY-FIVE, TWENTY-SIX, TWENTY-SEVEN, And TWENTY-EIGHT p. 202 - 229
TWENTY-FIVE - "Don't trust anybody", TWENTY-SIX - Immoral Conduct, TWENTY-SEVEN - "Murder was in style", TWENTY-EIGHT - Dangerous Man

Week Eight - July 23rd - July 29th -> Chapters TWENTY-NINE, THIRTY, THIRTY-ONE, and THIRTY-TWO p. 230 - 276
TWENTY-NINE - Rule by Fear, THIRTY - "You got this phone tapped?", THIRTY-ONE - "The man I'm depending on", THIRTY-TWO - Clearly illegal

Week Nine - July 30th - August 5th -> Chapters THIRTY-THREE, THIRTY-FOUR, and THIRTY-FIVE p. 277 - 319
THIRTY-THREE - The Ultimate Weapon, THIRTY-FOUR - "Pull down the temple", THIRTY-FIVE - Conspirators

Week Ten - August 6th - August 12th -> Chapters THIRTY-SIX, THIRTY- SEVEN, THIRTY-EIGHT, and THIRTY-NINE p. 320 - 366
THIRTY-SIX - "The Bureau cannot survive", THIRTY-SEVEN - House of Cards, THIRTY-EIGHT - "A state of continual danger", THIRTY-NINE - The Price of Silence

Week Eleven - August 13th - August 19th -> Chapters FORTY, FORTY-ONE, FORTY-TWO, and FORTY-THREE p. 367 - 412
FORTY - Mosaic. FORTY-ONE - The Blind Sheikh, FORTy-TWO - Flaws in the Armor, FORTY-THREE - An Easy Target

Week Twelve - August 20th - August 26th -> Chapters FORTY-FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, AFTERWARD p. 413 - 450
FORTY-FOUR - All Our Weapons, FORT-FIVE - "If we don't do this, people will die", AFTERWARD

Week Thirteen - August 27th - August 31st -> BOOK AS A WHOLE & FINAL THOUGHTS


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