From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Is the Central Intelligence Agency a bulwark of freedom against dangerous foes, or a malevolent conspiracy to spread American imperialism? A little of both, according to this absorbing study, but, the author concludes, it is mainly a reservoir of incompetence and delusions that serves no one's interests well. Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times correspondent Weiner musters extensive archival research and interviews with top-ranking insiders, including former CIA chiefs Richard Helms and Stansfield Turner, to present the agency's saga as an exercise in Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA - Tim Weiner od authora Tim Weiner a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Tim Weiner |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
814 |
Rok vydání |
2008 |
Žánr |
naučná |
Typ |
filmy |
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