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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (original 2007; édition 2007)

par Tim Weiner (Auteur)

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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. For sixty 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 instead. Now Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Weiner offers the first definitive history of the CIA, 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.--From publisher description.… (plus d'informations)
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA par Tim WEINER (2007)

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I received this book as a gift in 2008 or 2009, and finally got around to reading it in 2023. It was a very interesting history, which, though lengthy, moved along quickly through each time period and historical event, almost a page turner at times. Though I was aware of the questionable covert practices during battles to combat terrorism, I was surprised to read the long history of apparently botched missions and minimal effectiveness in gathering and analyzing intelligence. After finishing the book, I learned that the CIA put out a statement refuting the conclusions of the author, and although the book was favorably reviewed in the journalistic arena, it was criticized in some academic circles. It would be interesting to read an account of what has transpired following the publishing date of this book, and views from a different perspective. ( )
  jspurdy | Jan 10, 2024 |
Vel skrifað og rannsakað verðlaunarit. Í því upplýsir Weiner klúðri ofan á klúður einnar stærstu og öflugustu leyniþjónustu heims. Saga CIA er raunar tóm harmsaga og mikið verri en ég hafði áttað mig á. Yfirmenn leyniþjónustunnar lugu að forsetanum, unnu gegn fyrirmælum hans, brutu eigin reglugerðir, afbökuðu staðreyndir og arfleifð CIA er í raun eintóm aska líkt og Eisenhower fyrrum forseti BNA komst að orði. ( )
  SkuliSael | Apr 28, 2022 |
History of the CIA. Not a pretty picture - ethics aren't in play. ( )
  addunn3 | Dec 19, 2020 |
Best-seller do New York Times, do Los Angeles Times e do Washington Post * Um dos 10 melhores livros do ano para a Time Magazine, para o The Washington Post e para a The Economist. * Um dos favoritos do ano para os leitores da Amazon.

Nos últimos 60 anos, a CIA tem conseguido manter uma reputação formidável, apesar da sua terrível folha de serviços, escondendo os erros em arquivos ultra-secretos. A sua missão era conhecer o Mundo. Quando não o conseguiu, resolveu mudá-lo. Os falhanços da Agência deixaram-nos, segundo a expressão do presidente Eisenhower, «um legado de cinzas».

Agora, Tim Weiner, vencedor por duas vezes do prémio Pulitzer, oferece-nos a primeira história completa da CIA - onde tudo está registado. História da CIA - Um Legado de Cinzas baseia-se em mais de 50 000 documentos, centenas de entrevistas a veteranos da CIA, incluindo dez directores da Agência. Descreve a história da CIA desde a sua criação após a Segunda Guerra Mundial, as suas batalhas na Guerra Fria e na guerra contra o terrorismo, até ao seu quase colapso após o 11 de Setembro.

Por que razão onze presidentes e três gerações de agentes da CIA não conseguiram compreender o Mundo, porque é que quase todos os directores da CIA deixaram a agência ainda pior do que estava, e por que razão estes falhanços puseram profundamente em risco a segurança nacional dos EUA e do Mundo. Estas são algumas das questões a que esta obra, há muito esperada veio dar resposta. Um livro que foi esplendidamente recebido pela crítica americana e que permanece há vários meses no top de livros mais vendidos do The New York Times. ( )
  LuisFragaSilva | Nov 9, 2020 |
Must read for any American. Then read some reviews, read the cia.gov apologia, but this is a devastating history of which we are all responsible. ( )
  tmph | Sep 13, 2020 |
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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. For sixty 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 instead. Now Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Weiner offers the first definitive history of the CIA, 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.--From publisher description.

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