Reading List

After reading Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA I promptly was presented by a coworker with Stephen Coll's Ghost Wars.

It appears my attempts to work in more light reading into rotation is failing. That said Legacy is worth a look. Reading about the constant intelligence failures is incredibly frustrating. The reader finds himself in the odd position of hoping they finally get some of their clandestine missions right. Still I must admit, I had no idea just how many places the CIA had run missions in. Particularly interesting for me was the CIA's involvement in Revolution in Iran. Also for those interested in a primer on the CIA, it's not a bad place to start.

For what it's worth here is the review from the CIA website. Not surprisingly, they are not big fans as it does portray quite badly.
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol51no3/legacy-of-ashes-the-history-of-cia.html


I've more or less just begun Ghost Wars but so far it's fascinating... more to come.