James Bamford

Non-Fiction Author

Birthday September 15, 1946

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Atlantic City, NJ

Age 77 years old

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About

Author best known for his books about the National Security Agency and other United States intelligence agencies. He was named "the NSA's chief chronicler" by The New Yorker. 

Before Fame

He spent three years in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He studied law at Yale University.

Trivia

He has published four books. One of his most famous works is A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies, which was released in 2004.

Family Life

He was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 

Associated With

He served as a defense consultant in an espionage case involving Thomas Drake.