Tim Weiner is a reporter for "The New York Times." He has written on American intelligence for twenty years, and won the Pulitzer Prize for his work on secret national security programs. He has traveled to Afghanistan and other nations to investigate CIA covert operations firsthand. This is his third book.
" Tim Weiner has read widely and dug deeply to produce this
marvelous and convincing history of the CIA across six decades.
That every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill
and also, thankfully, to the transparency that endures in the
American political system. "
-- Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars
" Legacy of Ashes, like all first-rate histories, is not only
richly informative but provocative and insightful. It is a
combustible mix of deeply-researched history, solid reporting and
revealing anecdotes. Tim Weiner ' s history of the CIA explains not
merely the past but the present, laying out in fine detail the
structural and philosophical flaws that have dogged the Agency from
day one and which continue to leave the country unduly vulnerable.
"
-- Ted Gup, author of The Book of Honor and Nation of Secrets
" This is a fascinating, deeply scary book. With prodigious
reporting and on-the-record sources, Tim Weiner shows why the CIA
has done so poorly in traditional intelligence. It ' s a riveting
tale and also a warning. America must develop the ability -- and
the will -- to know and face the facts about the world. "
-- Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
and Einstein: His Life and Universe
This is a timely, immensely readable, and highly critical history
of the CIA, culminating with the most recentcatastrophic failures
in Iraq. "
-- Mark Bowden, author of BLACKHAWK DOWN
" Tim Weiner has read widely and dug deeply to produce this
marvelous and convincing history of the CIA across six decades.
That every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill
and also, thankfully, to the transparency that endures in the
American political system."
-- Steve Coll, author of "Ghost Wars" " "Legacy of Ashes," like all
first-rate histories, is not only richly informative but
provocative and insightful. It is a combustible mix of
deeply-researched history, solid reporting and revealing anecdotes.
Tim Weiner' s history of the CIA explains not merely the past but
the present, laying out in fine detail the structural and
philosophical flaws that have dogged the Agency from day one and
which continue to leave the country unduly vulnerable."
-- Ted Gup, author of "The Book of Honor" and "Nation of Secrets ""
This is a fascinating, deeply scary book. With prodigious reporting
and on-the-record sources, Tim Weiner shows why the CIA has done so
poorly in traditional intelligence. It' s a riveting tale and also
a warning. America must develop the ability-- and the will-- to
know and face the facts about the world."
-- Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"
and "Einstein: His Life and Universe
"
This is a timely, immensely readable, and highly critical history
of the CIA, culminating with the most recent catastrophic failures
in Iraq."
-- Mark Bowden, author of BLACKHAWK DOWN
Praise for Tim Weiner's previous books:
" Impressively reported . . . . Terrifically entertaining." -- "The
New York Times"
" The best...ever written on a case of espionage." " -- The Wall
Street Journal
"
" The epigrammatic style, hard edge and caustic bite of a
first-rate detective novel." -- "Chicago Tribune
"
" Tough, fair-minded...exceptional in the annals of spy literature
for not citing a single anonymous source." -- "Playboy"
" Impressively reported . . . . Terrifically entertaining." -- "The
New York Times"
" The best...ever written on a case of espionage." " -- The Wall
Street Journal
"
" The epigrammatic style, hard edge and caustic bite of a
first-rate detective novel." -- "Chicago Tribune
"
" Tough, fair-minded...exceptional in the annals of spy literature
for not citing a single anonymous source." -- "Playboy"
" Tim Weiner has read widely and dug deeply to produce this
marvelous and convincing history of the CIA across six decades.
That every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill
and also, thankfully, to the transparency that endures in the
American political system. "
-- Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars
" Legacy of Ashes, like all first-rate histories, is not only
richly informative but provocative and insightful. It is a
combustible mix of deeply-researched history, solid reporting and
revealing anecdotes. Tim Weiner ' s history of the CIA explains not
merely the past but the present, laying out in fine detail the
structural and philosophical flaws that have dogged the Agency from
day one and which continue to leave the country unduly vulnerable.
"
-- Ted Gup, author of The Book of Honor and Nation of Secrets
" This is a fascinating, deeply scary book. With prodigious
reporting and on-the-record sources, Tim Weiner shows why the CIA
has done so poorly in traditional intelligence. It ' s a riveting
tale and also a warning. America must develop the ability -- and
the will -- to know and face the facts about the world. "
-- Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
and Einstein: His Life and Universe
This is a timely, immensely readable, and highly critical history
of the CIA, culminating with the most recentcatastrophic failures
in Iraq. "
-- Mark Bowden, author of BLACKHAWK DOWN
" Tim Weiner has read widely and dug deeply to produce this
marvelous and convincing history of the CIA across six decades.
That every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill
and also, thankfully, to the transparency that endures in the
American political system."
-- Steve Coll, author of "Ghost Wars"
" "Legacy of Ashes," like all first-rate histories, is not only
richly informative but provocative and insightful. It is a
combustible mix of deeply-researched history, solid reporting and
revealing anecdotes. Tim Weiner' s history of the CIA explains not
merely the past but the present, laying out in fine detail the
structural and philosophical flaws that have dogged the Agency from
day one and which continue to leave the country unduly
vulnerable."
-- Ted Gup, author of "The Book of Honor" and "Nation of Secrets ""
This is a fascinating, deeply scary book. With prodigious reporting
and on-the-record sources, Tim Weiner shows why the CIA has done so
poorly in traditional intelligence. It' s a riveting tale and also
a warning. America must develop the ability-- and the will-- to
know and face the facts about the world."
-- Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"
and "Einstein: His Life and Universe
"
This is a timely, immensely readable, and highly critical history
of the CIA, culminating with the most recent catastrophic failures
in Iraq."
-- Mark Bowden, author of BLACKHAWK DOWN
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