The Agency: A History of the CIA

Follow a noted CIA expert and uncover how the CIA has shaped modern world history.

• By This Professor
• 01: Secrecy, Democracy, and the Birth of the CIA
• 02: George Kennan and the Rise of Covert Ops
• 03: The CIA, China, and the Korean War
• 04: The Iran Coup of August 1953
• 05: Regime Change in Guatemala
• 06: Operation Rollback in Eastern Europe
• 07: U-2 Spy Missions and Battleground Berlin
• 08: The CIA in Syria, Indonesia, and the Congo
• 09: Under Orders: The Agency Targets Castro
• 10: Missile Crisis in Cuba and at Langley
• 11: Unquiet American: Edward Lansdale in Vietnam
• 12: CIA Fronts and the Ramparts Exposé
• 13: Spies in Hollywood: Romance and Thriller
• 14: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Coup in Chile
• 15: Watergate, Nixon, and the Family Jewels
• 16: James Angleton and the Great CIA Molehunt
• 17: Colby, Church, and the CIA Crisis of 1975
• 18: The CIA, Carter, and the Hostage Crisis in Iran
• 19: Reagan, Casey, and the Iran-Contra Scandal
• 20: Afghanistan, the Soviets, and the CIA
• 21: Intelligence Failure: The Road to 9/11
• 22: CIA Advance in Afghanistan, Retreat in Iraq
• 23: CIA Renditions, Interrogations, and Drones
• 24: The CIA Balance Sheet: Wins and Losses