Secrecy Wars: National Security, Privacy, and the Public's Right to Know

by Philip H. Melanson

Book Overview

The public and the media are fascinated by U.S. government secrets, real and imagined, yet very few people know how the process of obtaining formerly secret documents works. Secrecy Wars is a look... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574883240
• ISBN13: 9781574883244
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

How the Freedom of Information Act operates

National security, privacy, and the public's right to knowledge are the major issues covered in Secrecy Wars, a view of the US government's secrecy system and how the Freedom of Information Act operates. Details from formerly classified files blend with surveys of government resistance to releasing public information to make for a thought-provoking presentation which is a highly recommended addition to American Political Science and Military Studies supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.