Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Now Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner offers the first definitive history of the CIA—and everything is on the record. LEGACY OF ASHES is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans, including ten Directors of Central Intelligence. It takes the CIA from its creation after World War II, through its battles in the cold war and the war on terror, to its near-collapse after 9/ll.
Tim Weiner’s past work on the CIA and American intelligence was hailed as “impressively reported” and “immensely entertaining” in The New York Times.
The Wall Street Journal called it “truly extraordinary . . . the best book ever written on a case of espionage.” Here is the hidden history of the CIA: why eleven presidents and three generations of CIA officers have been unable to understand the world; why nearly every CIA director has left the agency in worse shape than he found it; and how these failures have profoundly jeopardized our national security.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
Plausible Overview - is it the Whole Story?
I very much enjoyed this book. It is well written, easy to read and, as far as I can tell, well researched. Most of the events depicted in this book happened in my life time or just before. As someone interested in the world around me and an avid...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
Legacy of Ashes
Tim Weiner does an excellent job of describing how the CIA has stumbled and bumbled our nation into the role of international bully and buffoon.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
Decent Book with Shortcomings
After reading this book, I found myself pondering as to why Weiner did not elaborate on certain areas such as executive branch complicity and Wall St complicity in CIA overseas activities. Moreover, I am puzzled as to why he did not go into...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
a bad book
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 22, 2007 Type: User Review |
Legacy of Ashes book
Very interesting and thorough analysis of the CIA. If it is true, it is hard to believe that so many errors in judgement were made which have impacted this nation over the long run.
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