Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA
With shocking revelations that made headlines in papers across the country, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers here why nearly every CIA Director has left the agency in worse shape than when he found it; and how these profound failures jeopardize our...
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With shocking revelations that made headlines in papers across the country, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers here why nearly every CIA Director has left the agency in worse shape than when he found it; and how these profound failures jeopardize our national security.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307389008 (0307389006)
Publish date: May 20th 2008
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 848
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
Literature,
American,
War,
Military,
Politics,
American History,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
United States
I don't really know how to evaluate the veracity of this history. On the one hand, it appears to be very well researched and referenced; on the other, the CIA has made arguments to refute it in its book review. To the extent that I've read about the CIA, this appears to coordinate generally with oth...
Interesting book, but other things beckon. I've got the gist of it.
I read about 1/3rd of this book. Basically it portrays the CIA is the most broken organization in the US government. Maybe it's true, but it's almost hard to believe that so much could be wrong with the organization.I found the book interesting, but sometimes mind numbing with all the names and deta...
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