From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers, a
remarkable, behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to run the
world's most powerful intelligence agency, and how the CIA is often
a crucial counterforce against presidents threatening to overstep
the powers of their office. Only 11 men and one woman are alive
today who have made the life-and-death decisions that come with
running the world's most powerful and influential intelligence
service. With unprecedented, deep access to nearly all these
individuals, Chris Whipple tells the story of an agency that
answers to the United States president, but whose activities -
spying, espionage, and covert action - take place on every
continent. At pivotal moments, the CIA acts as a brake on rogue
presidents, starting in the mid-seventies with DCI Richard Helms'
refusal to conceal Richard Nixon's criminality and continuing
recently as the actions of a CIA whistleblower ignited impeachment
proceedings against Donald Trump. Since its inception in 1947, the
Central Intelligence Agency has been a powerful player on the world
stage, operating largely in the shadows to protect American
interests. For The Spymasters, Whipple conducted extensive,
exclusive interviews with nearly every living CIA director, pulling
back the curtain on the world's elite spy agency and showing how
the CIA partners - or clashes - with counterparts in Britain,
France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Russia. Topics
covered in the book include attempts by presidents to use the
agency for their own ends; simmering problems in the Middle East
and Asia; rogue nuclear threats; and cyberwarfare. The Spymasters
recounts seven decades of CIA activity and elicits predictions
about the issues - and threats - that will engage the attention of
future operatives and analysts. Including eye-opening interviews
with George Tenet, John Brennan, Leon Panetta and David Petraeus,
as well as those who've just recently departed the agency, this is
a timely, essential and important contribution to current events.
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