Despite agreeing with other reviews the book highlights excessively on the CIA's failers, I understood the author´s point as how so much money was speDespite agreeing with other reviews the book highlights excessively on the CIA's failers, I understood the author´s point as how so much money was spent for decades delivering so low results. Worst. How the agency was so easily captured by political interests.
The book is long and describes decades of CIA's history and, off course, USA history. Somebody really needs to know history to follow the authors chain of events.
I would not recommend the reading of only this book if someone wants to minimumly understand the CIA, American spionage and the Cold War. Many more reading is necessary....more