\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Hand\u003c/i\u003e is a succinct accessible and up-to-date survey of the Central Intelligence Agency\u0026#8217;s history from its inception in 1947 to the present.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers both aspects of the CIA\u0026#8217;s mission \u0026#8211; the collection and analysis of intelligence and the execution of foreign policy through covert, paramilitary operations\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDe-mythologizes the CIA\u0026#8217;s role in America\u0026#8217;s global affairs while addressing its place within American political and popular culture\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an esteemed scholar and high-ranking officer in the intelligence community, drawing on the latest research\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses the agency\u0026#8217;s successes and failures, with an eye to the complex and controversial nature of the subject\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e
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