{"product_id":"9781471183744-spymasters","title":"The Spymasters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly fourteen men, and one woman, are alive today\u003c\/b\u003e who’ve made the life-and-death decisions that come with running the world’s most powerful intelligence service, \u003cb\u003ethe CIA\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only 11 men and one woman are alive today who have made the life-and-death decisions that come with running \u003cb\u003ethe world's most powerful and influential intelligence service\u003c\/b\u003e. With unprecedented, \u003cb\u003edeep access\u003c\/b\u003e to nearly all these individuals, Chris Whipple tells the story of an agency that \u003cb\u003eanswers\u003c\/b\u003e to the United States \u003cb\u003epresident\u003c\/b\u003e, but whose activities — \u003cb\u003espying, espionage, and covert action\u003c\/b\u003e — take place on every continent. At pivotal moments, the CIA acts as a \u003cb\u003ebrake on rogue presidents\u003c\/b\u003e, starting in the mid-seventies with DCI Richard Helms’ refusal to conceal \u003cb\u003eRichard Nixon’s criminality\u003c\/b\u003e and continuing recently as the actions of a CIA whistleblower ignited \u003cb\u003eimpeachment\u003c\/b\u003e proceedings against \u003cb\u003eDonald Trump\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since its inception in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency has been a powerful player on the world stage, operating largely\u003cb\u003e in the shadows\u003c\/b\u003e to protect American interests. For \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpymasters\u003c\/i\u003e, Whipple conducted \u003cb\u003eextensive, exclusive\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eBritain, France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Russia\u003c\/b\u003e. 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 \u003cb\u003ecyberwarfare\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spymasters\u003c\/i\u003e recounts seven decades of CIA activity and elicits predictions about the issues — and \u003cb\u003ethreats\u003c\/b\u003e — 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, \u003cb\u003ethis is a timely, essential and important contribution to current events\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39551207243873,"sku":"9781471183744","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31795714.jpg?v=1734597501","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471183744-spymasters","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}