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yojimbo96's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
A well written history of the CIA’s hidden operations from after World War 2 to the War on Terror.
razhamdani's review against another edition
2.0
The book is a great introduction into the covert actions carried by out CIA (special activities division, later a CTC division , now an interdisciplinary department named SAC) and U.S. Army Special Forces. Wild west from 1950-1975 (when assassinations became known through senate hearings), full authority after 2001, american forces operate in a moral twilight zone conducting covert operations, carrying out assassinations, training indig forces, blackmailing/killing targets etc. Obama , though closed black torture CIA maintained sites, enhanced target killing operations.
Che & Carlos the Jackal are some of the targets captured through CIA intelligence.
Che & Carlos the Jackal are some of the targets captured through CIA intelligence.
jonocal's review against another edition
No consistent message, very poorly organized. Feels like a lazy undergraduate thesis that tries hiding its lack of analysis with constant acronyms and random quotes. Names pop up for a page and are never seen again. Maybe if they aren’t crucial for the story, don’t include their life history?
thomastittley's review against another edition
3.5
Parts can be a little dense; her other books are more interesting.
teric0301's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
joestewart's review against another edition
3.0
While the writing was decent, I was dissatisfied with the book. It’s essentially a recounting of many “hidden hand “operations. I think I was dissatisfied because I want to understand the value or lack of value in these operations more so than what took place. And of course, the book focused on what took place, not on the value and outcomes of the operations.