Secret and Sanctioned

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Secret and Sanctioned is written by Stephen F. Knott and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195100980 (ISBN 10) and 9780195100983 (ISBN 13).

This eye-opening account reveals that covert intelligence operations in the U.S. date much farther back than most people realize--back to the Founding Fathers. Detailing clandestine, unscrupulous operations that took place under such presidents as Washington, Jefferson, Polk, and Lincoln, Knott reveals that presidents have rarely consulted Congress before engaging in such operations.