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Thomas Smith Jr.">W. Thomas Smith Jr.</a> It is an <a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia" title="Encyclopedia">encyclopedic</a> work on the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> (CIA), the only <a href="/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government" title="Independent agencies of the United States government">independent agency</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">United States federal government</a> that is tasked with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Intelligence_Community" title="United States Intelligence Community">intelligence-gathering</a>. The work chronicles the history of the agency from its founding in 1947 through the <a href="/wiki/War_on_terror" title="War on terror">war on terror</a>, which began after the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>. The encyclopedia's chronology ends in 2003. It provides approximately 550 entries across 282 pages on topics including notable contributors, intelligence operations, historical events, and depictions of the CIA in fictional media. </p><p>The encyclopedia was praised by the <i><a href="/wiki/School_Library_Journal" title="School Library Journal">School Library Journal</a></i> for its reference value and comprehensiveness. <i><a href="/wiki/Booklist" title="Booklist">Booklist</a></i> recommended the encyclopedia be placed in academic, public, and high school libraries as a helpful resource. <i><a href="/wiki/Publishers_Weekly" title="Publishers Weekly">Publishers Weekly</a></i> was critical of the author's objectivity, suggesting that the encyclopedia was biased in favor of the agency's intelligence operations, but concluded that the book was still a useful reference tool. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency</i> is written by <a href="/wiki/W._Thomas_Smith_Jr." title="W. Thomas Smith Jr.">W. Thomas Smith Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-in100_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-in100-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to authoring the work, he served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Paratrooper" title="Paratrooper">paratrooper</a> and leader within the infantry.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith worked as a <a href="/wiki/Journalist" title="Journalist">journalist</a> for the <i>Star-Reporter</i> in <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>, and subsequently taught journalism at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina" title="University of South Carolina">University of South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smith gave an interview to the Columbia newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_State_(newspaper)" title="The State (newspaper)">The State</a></i> about his book and his interest in researching the history of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He explained that he was long interested in researching <a href="/wiki/Military_history" title="Military history">military history</a>, and was initially asked by the <a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Journalists_and_Authors" title="American Society of Journalists and Authors">American Society of Journalists and Authors</a> to put together a monograph on the 1944 <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">Invasion of Normandy</a> by <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Western Allied</a> forces during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Overlord" title="Operation Overlord">Operation Overlord</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His literary representative later called him to ask if he would instead be interested in writing an encyclopedia detailing the history of the CIA.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith agreed as he felt the CIA was highly relevant to military history.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency</i> was first published in 2003 by <a href="/wiki/Facts_on_File" class="mw-redirect" title="Facts on File">Facts on File</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released in both hardcover<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and paperback formats.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An <a href="/wiki/EBook" class="mw-redirect" title="EBook">eBook</a> edition was published the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally an eBook was also published in 2003 in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contents_summary">Contents summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Contents summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <i>Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency</i>, Smith discusses and defines key concepts relating to intelligence gathering, including "clandestine mentality", a colloquial term used to characterize what may be called a more paranoid perspective of the world.<sup id="cite_ref-in100_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-in100-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book is 282 pages in length,<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and contains more than 500 separate entries on topics such as the roles played by key contributors to the agency, notable historical events, major intelligence operations, and depictions of the organization in fictional media.<sup id="cite_ref-booklist_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-booklist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-school_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-school-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The work cites approximately 300 reference sources.<sup id="cite_ref-booklist_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-booklist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting with the founding of the CIA in 1947 as the successor to the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services" title="Office of Strategic Services">Office of Strategic Services</a>, the author provides the reader with a chronological overview of the agency's history.<sup id="cite_ref-booklist_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-booklist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-publishers_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-publishers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He documents the CIA's involvement in the <a href="/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1953 Iranian coup d'état">1953 Iranian coup d'état</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-publishers_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-publishers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and provides a biographical assessment of the motivations of <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh" title="Mohammad Mosaddegh">Mohammad Mosaddegh</a>, the Iranian leader deposed in the coup.<sup id="cite_ref-publishers_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-publishers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In briefly describing individuals, organizations and events related to the history of the CIA, Smith notes Russian intelligence Colonel <a href="/wiki/Vilyam_Genrikhovich_Fisher" class="mw-redirect" title="Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher">Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher</a> (Rudolf Ivanovich Abel), and discusses the U.S. intelligence operation that used a front company called <a href="/wiki/JMWAVE" title="JMWAVE">Zenith Technical Enterprises</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabalos_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabalos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chronological presentation of CIA history is used to provide additional background with regard to the agency's involvement with the war on terror.<sup id="cite_ref-school_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-school-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-publishers_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-publishers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The encyclopedia's chronology ends in March 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-booklist_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-booklist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a review by <i><a href="/wiki/School_Library_Journal" title="School Library Journal">School Library Journal</a></i>, Smith's encyclopedia was praised for its reference value.<sup id="cite_ref-school_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-school-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The review called the encyclopedia comprehensive, and noted it contained helpful appendices including a glossary, lists of executive staff members of the CIA, and a large bibliography and index.<sup id="cite_ref-school_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-school-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Booklist" title="Booklist">Booklist</a></i> commented in its review that the encyclopedia was a good resource to have in libraries at the academic, public, and high school levels.<sup id="cite_ref-booklist_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-booklist-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Publishers_Weekly" title="Publishers Weekly">Publishers Weekly</a></i> reviewed the encyclopedia and criticized Smith's objectivity, suggesting that he took an unabashedly positive view of the agency's role and focused exclusively on its operational successes.<sup id="cite_ref-publishers_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-publishers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the issue with bias, the review concluded that the book was still a useful reference work.<sup id="cite_ref-publishers_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-publishers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_Encyclopedia" title="Conspiracy Encyclopedia">Conspiracy Encyclopedia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legacy_of_Ashes_(book)" title="Legacy of Ashes (book)"><i>Legacy of 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Facts on File. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/860296064">860296064</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=WorldCat&rft.atitle=Encyclopedia+of+the+Central+Intelligence+Agency&rft.date=2014&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F860296064&rft.au=Online+Computer+Library+Center&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEncyclopedia+of+the+Central+Intelligence+Agency" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-booklist-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-booklist_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-booklist_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-booklist_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-booklist_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-booklist_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1">"Book Review: Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency". <i><a href="/wiki/Booklist" title="Booklist">Booklist</a></i>. <b>100</b> (5). <a href="/wiki/American_Library_Association" title="American Library Association">American Library Association</a>: 536. 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Conari Press: 692–693. 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