Legacy of Ashes

The History of the CIA

Tim Weiner

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English

Random US
06 May 2008

History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Espionage & secret services; Political control & freedoms

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • With shocking revelations that made headlines all across the country, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers why nearly every CIA director has left the agency in worse shape than he found it, and how these profound failures jeopardize our national security.

""For anyone interested in the CIA or American intelligence since World War II.” —The Washington Post

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • The precursor to the New York Times bestseller The Mission

For years, the CIA has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, burying its blunders in top-secret archives. Its mission was to know the world. When it did not succeed, it set out to change the world. Its failures have handed us, in the words of President Eisenhower, “a legacy of ashes.”

Now Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner offers a 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.

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.

By: Tim Weiner
Imprint: Random US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 47mm
Weight: 669g
ISBN: 9780307389008
ISBN 10: 0307389006
Pages: 812
Publication Date: 06 May 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tim Weiner, a reporter for The New York Times, has filed stories from inside the CIA and around the world for twenty years. He is a past winner of the Pulitzer Prize for covering national security. This is his third book.

Reviews for Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

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