Kronika. CIA. O istorie secreta. coperta noua

Tim Weiner tells the story of six decades of CIA failures. He starts with its founding after World War II. He covers the Cold War and the war on terror. He also looks at its near collapse after September 11. This is a work of history based on facts. It is for readers drawn to spy work and US safety.

Weiner asks why people still thought well of the CIA. It failed time and again, yet kept their respect. He shows how 11 presidents misread the world. So did three generations of CIA officers. He links those errors to risks to US national security. He looks at bribes, threats, force and secret deals.

He draws on more than 50,000 documents. Most come from CIA archives, where the agency keeps its records. He also uses hundreds of interviews with agents who have retired. He spoke with former heads of the agency, too. These records help him seek the causes of CIA failures.

Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. His news reports and other works focus on spy work. They also deal with national security. He covered the CIA for The New York Times. He also covered the war in Afghanistan for the paper. He reported on crises and conflicts that affected about 14 nations. He has taught history and creative writing at Princeton and Columbia. This edition is part of the Kronika series. It has a new cover.