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In Defense of the Nation - DIA at Forty Years

The Defense Intelligence Agency recently commemorated its 40th anniversary. To honor the thousands of men and women, civilian and military, who have served at DIA, the Agency commissioned a publication, In Defense of the Nation-DIA at Forty Years, to highlight the contributions of its people to national security.

In Defense of the Nation-DIA at Forty Years, authored by Major General Charles F. Scanlon, United States Army (retired), tells a dynamic story of DIA from its beginnings as the Department of Defense's primary source of strategic defense analysis to its current position as a key member of the United States' Intelligence Community and the Defense Department's major producer of military-related foreign intelligence, supporting U.S. defense policymakers and America's soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines.

The book begins with DIA in crisis response with the 1998 Embassy bombings in Africa; then goes back in time to the Cuban Missile Crisis; reviews the Cold War; highlights DESERT STORM and the Balkans; traces terrorism against the United States; and concludes with the EP-3/China incident. Fast moving and replete with photographs, the book documents how the DIA workforce responded to these national security challenges that confronted the United States during the past 40 years. The achievements of the Agency and its often unsung heroes are cited in the words and reflections of Presidents, Secretaries of Defense, Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders, government officials, and intelligence professionals.

In Defense of the Nation-DIA at Forty Years (GPO Stock # 008-000-00894-9; ISBN 0-16-067553-7) is currently Out of Print. Please direct all inquiries to the U.S. Government Printing Office Bookstore.