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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. First Printing
Published by London. Allen Lane/Penguin Group, 2007
ISBN 10: 1846140463ISBN 13: 9781846140464
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). 1st Edition. London. Allen Lane/Penguin Group. 2007. First Edition/First Printing (001 printed under first published 2007 to copyright page). Hard Cover. Medium 8vo. 6.5 x 9.3 . ([16.5cm x 23.5cm] approx. 514 pp and copious notes to the rear matter. Dark red boards with black titles to the spine. Black and white glossy photographs in the text. The much less common UK first printing of this text. No wear to book or jacket; both are fine. Since its creation in 1947, the CIA has been a byword for everything that is sinister and ruthless about America's projection of power during the Cold War and with the 'war on terror'. There have been few major political events around the world in which the hidden hand of the Agency has not been seen. In countless movies and books, the CIA has been shown as decisive, brilliant and in control of its own secret world: the image of omnipotence. But this is an illusion. In reality, the CIA has been incompetent, naive, chaotic, and a danger to American interests for sixty years. Legacy of Ashes is both a horrifying and a richly enjoyable book. Tim Weiner's immense research reveals a startlingly consistent level of failure. The general dismay at the CIA's failure to see the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War, the invasion of Kuwait, the events of 9/11, its wholly false assessment of Saddam's WMD and its role in the 'rendition' of innocent suspects implies that it has fallen from some bygone golden age. Legacy of Ashes makes clear that the CIA has always been a blundering, ruinously incapable organization, with each decade providing its own low points. Legacy of Ashes is as gripping and powerful a narrative as its fictional movie counterparts, but the story it has to tell is a lot less comforting. The dust jacket will be protected with an inert acetate protective sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Published by Allen Lane, 2007
ISBN 10: 1846140463ISBN 13: 9781846140464
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). 720 pages. 9.37x6.46x1.73 inches. In Stock.
