Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
by Weiner, Tim
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 038551445X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385514453
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Synopsis
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.
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- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044453
- Title
- Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
- Author
- Weiner, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 038551445X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385514453
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 702
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- United States. - Central Intelligence Agency - History; Intelligence Service - United States - History; United States - History - 1945- ; 20th Century, 21st Century, Intelligence, International Security
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