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Title: The VERY BEST MEN : Four Who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA by Evan Thomas ISBN: 0-684-82538-4 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 10 December, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Surprised Not to See More Reviews
Comment: What a great book. If you find the CIA fascinating, then this is a must read. In fact, if you find your country fascinating, you must read this book.
This isn't your typical James Bond, Tom Clancy sort of thing. Get the real stories in just about the perfect amount of detail. The characters are easy to follow and the scenarios do not require a history refresher course to delve into.
The "Four" who did dare are all geniuses and each has played a part in making sure you sleep well at night. Each person is handled deftly and the book follows in a natural chronological order.
The most fascinating part of the book definitely revolves around the Kennedy administration and Bay of Pigs fiasco. Once again, the politics of politics can turn something so clear into a mess.
The best part of the book is that it handles bigger and smaller points equally well. There are many, oh by the way type quick tales, but the larger campaigns are also handled extremely well. You will find yourself paraphrasing stories and anecdotes from this book to your friends. Great after dinner discussion stuff.
Top of my list for recommendation.
Rating: 5
Summary: Just don't let friends borrow it
Comment: They will never return it. It is that good of a book. Starts with introduction on how these men started it from WWII and walks the reader through the history of how it all got started.
Rating: 5
Summary: A college kid's opinion...
Comment: This book was a required read for a college course that I took on the CIA & Congress. I found this to be an excellent book - full of substance, loaded with information, and a very easy read. Thomas's book was one of the very few required reads that I've actually completed of my own accord. I highly recommend this book to those who are looking for an in-depth study on the inner workings of the CIA's beginnings.
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Title: The WISE MEN : Six Friends and the World They Made by Walter Isaacson ISBN: 0684837714 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 04 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Gentleman Spy: The Life of Allen Dulles by Peter Grose ISBN: 1558490442 Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Inside the CIA by Ronald Kessler ISBN: 067173458X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Color of Truth : McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy: Brothers in Arms by Kai Bird ISBN: 0684809702 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 08 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: The Old Boys: The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA by Burton Hersh ISBN: 0971066019 Publisher: Tree Farm Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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