Legacy of Ashes
The History of the CIA
The History of the CIA
By Tim Weiner
By Tim Weiner
By Tim Weiner
By Tim Weiner
Category: Domestic Politics | Military History | U.S. History
Category: Domestic Politics | Military History | U.S. History
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Paperback $20.00
May 20, 2008 | ISBN 9780307389008
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The Art of Intelligence
Doom
One Minute to Midnight
The Peacemaker
American Kompromat
The Nine
Praise
"Must reading for anyone interested in the CIA or American intelligence since World War II." —The Washington Post“Legacy of Ashes is the best book I’ve yet read on the CIA’s covert actions." —Edward Jay Epstein, The Wall Street Journal"Legacy of Ashes should be must-reading for every presidential candidate—and every American who wants to understand why the nation repeatedly stumbles into one disaster abroad after another.”—The Boston Globe “A timely and vital contribution . . . [that] glitters with relevance.”—Los Angeles Times“This is by far the scariest book of the year.”—The Christian Science Monitor
Awards
L.A. Times Book Prize (History) WINNER 2007
National Book Awards WINNER 2007
Lionel Gelber Prize FINALIST 2008
National Book Critics Circle Awards FINALIST 2007
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