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Library Journal Review dated 10/15/2008 by Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL<br> Social Sciences category/SubTopical category: Law and Crime <br>The FBI: A Centennial History, 1908-2008. U.S. Department of Justice. 2008. 132p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780160809552 $30 hardcover; pap. ISBN:978016080954-5 $21 CRIME. <br> This glossy coffee-table book marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the government's primary investigative unit. The seven chronolgical chapters cover the gangster years, World War II, the Cold War, espionage, terrorism, and more. Over 40 important cases illustrate the complex difficulties the FBI faces, its place in American culture, and the evolution of its techniques. In addition to the many striking photos, there are short biographical sketches of the ten directors, listings of the agents who died in performance of their duites, and information about the agency's name, motto, seal, badge, and Special Agent title. <br> This op

Library Journal Review dated 10/15/2008 by Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL Social Sciences category/SubTopical category: Law and Crime The FBI: A Centennial History, 1908-2008. U.S. Department of Justice. 2008. 132p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780160809552 $30 hardcover; pap. ISBN:978016080954-5 $21 CRIME. This glossy coffee-table book marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the government's primary investigative unit. The seven chronolgical chapters cover the gangster years, World War II, the Cold War, espionage, terrorism, and more. Over 40 important cases illustrate the complex difficulties the FBI faces, its place in American culture, and the evolution of its techniques. In addition to the many striking photos, there are short biographical sketches of the ten directors, listings of the agents who died in performance of their duites, and information about the agency's name, motto, seal, badge, and Special Agent title. This op

Library Journal Review dated 10/15/2008 by Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL Social Sciences category/SubTopical category: Law and Crime The FBI: A Centennial History, 1908-2008. U.S. Department of Justice. 2008. 132p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780160809552 $30 hardcover; pap. ISBN:978016080954-5 $21 CRIME. This glossy coffee-table book marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the government's primary investigative unit. The seven chronolgical chapters cover the gangster years, World War II, the Cold War, espionage, terrorism, and more. Over 40 important cases illustrate the complex difficulties the FBI faces, its place in American culture, and the evolution of its techniques. In addition to the many striking photos, there are short biographical sketches of the ten directors, listings of the agents who died in performance of their duites, and information about the agency's name, motto, seal, badge, and Special Agent title. This op

Library Journal Review dated 10/15/2008 by Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL Social Sciences category/SubTopical category: Law and Crime The FBI: A Centennial History, 1908-2008. U.S. Department of Justice. 2008. 132p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780160809552 $30 hardcover; pap. ISBN:978016080954-5 $21 CRIME. ""This glossy coffee-table book marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the government's primary investigative unit. The seven chronolgical chapters cover the gangster years, World War II, the Cold War, espionage, terrorism, and more. Over 40 important cases illustrate the complex difficulties the FBI faces, its place in American culture, and the evolution of its techniques. In addition to the many striking photos, there are short biographical sketches of the ten directors, listings of the agents who died in performance of their duites, and information about the agency's name, motto, seal, badge, and Special Agent title."" ""This op

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