How America lost its secrets : Edward Snowden, the man and the theft / Edward Jay Epstein.
Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780451494566
- ISBN: 0451494563
- Physical Description: x, 350 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part One: Snowden's Arc -- Tinker -- Secret Agent -- Contractor -- Thief -- Crossing the Rubicon -- Hacktivist -- String Puller -- Raider of the Inner Sanctum -- Escape Artist -- Whistle-blower -- Enter Assange -- Fugitive -- Part Two: The Intelligence Crisis -- The Great Divide -- The Crime Scene Investigation -- Did Snowden Act Alone? -- The Question of When -- The Keys to the Kingdom are Missing -- The Unheeded Warning -- Part Three: The Game of Nations -- The Rise of the NSA -- The NSA's Back Door -- The Russians Are Coming -- The Chinese Puzzle -- A Single Point of Failure -- Part Four: Moscow Falling -- Off to Moscow -- Through the Looking Glass -- The Handler -- Part Five: Conclusions: Walking the Cat Back -- Snowden's Choices -- The Espionage Source -- The "War on Terror" After Snowden.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 327.1273 EPS (Text) | 36015000671913 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 327.1273 EPS (Text) | 36015001219043 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become.
