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- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- First published
- 2007
- Length
- ≈ 814 pages
- Reading time
- 21–28 hours
- ISBN
- 0241956234
Reading time assumes 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate. Edition source
What is this book about?
Legacy of Ashes is Tim Weiner’s history of the CIA. The title comes from a remark attributed to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1961, an attribution that has since been disputed. The book was generally well received by journalists and criticised by scholars of intelligence.
Source: Legacy of Ashes (book)
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