How America Lost Its Secrets Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft [Paperback]

A powerful exposé that calls into question Edward Snowden's hero status and uncovers how vulenerable our national security systems have become.

Edward Snowden. Hero, traitor, whistleblower, or spy? In the wake of his 2013 NSA leak, public opinion has been divided over the former IT analyst. InHow America Lost Its Secrets, Edward Jay Epstein draws on his extensive journalistic experience and investigative acumen to investigate the Snowden scandal--why, and how, it happened, and what the implications will be. This is a crucial book for anyone hoping to understand national security in the digital age, and what Snowden's revelations mean for America (and Putin's Russia). Meticulous and devastating... Mr. Epstein is a formidable investigative journalist and his quarry is worthy of his talents. He has unearthed many new details and assembles them, with the publicly known information, into a coherent and largely damning account... Nobody reading this book will easily retain faith in the Hollywood fable of Mr Snowden’s bravery and brilliance. —The Economist

“Gripping and devastatingly even-handed… Epstein’s revelations hit hard and don’t stop.”—The Washington Post
 
Epstein reminds readers of one unsettling detail after another from the Snowden story, details that tend to get airbrushed from more celebratory accounts. The popular characterization of Snowden—as an idealist motivated by patriotism even at great personal risk—takes an unrecoverable pounding in these pages... Against the simplistic Hollywood narrative of a lone hero 'speaking truth to power,'How America Lost Its Secretsnow poses an indispensable counterpoint. —Christian Science Monitor

Mr. Epstein shows that much in Mr. Snowden's story simply does not add up... The picture [of Snowden] l£,