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| Author | Tim Weiner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Central Intelligence Agency |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 702 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9780385514453 |
| OCLC | 82367780 |
| 327.1273009 22 | |
| LC Class | JK468.I6 W44 2007 |
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA is a 2007 book by Tim Weiner. Legacy of Ashes is a detailed history of the Central Intelligence Agency from its creation after World War II, through the Cold War years and the War on Terror, to its near-collapse after 9/11. The book 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. The Wall Street Journal called the book "truly extraordinary...the best book ever written on a case of espionage."[1] [2] [3]
Legacy of Ashes won the 2007 National Book Award for Nonfiction.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Tim Weiner (2007). Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. Doubleday. ISBN 9780385514453.
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/legacyofashes.htm Chapter One Excerpt: "Intelligence Must Be Global and Totalitarian"
- ^ Counter Intelligence
- ^ "National Book Awards – 2007". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-20. (With interview transcript and personal appearance video.)
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