National Security and Civil Liberty takes the reader on a unique journey through American history from the colonial era to the present day. Suitable for a histo

Since the Revolutionary War, America's military and political leaders have recognized that U.S. national security depends upon the collection of intelligence. A

Explores the varied ways in which threats to national security have affected civil liberties throughout American history. Has the government’s response to suc

The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance "We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, th

Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil li