The CIA: An Imperial History by Hugh Wilford Requirements: .ePUB reader, 10.3 MbOverview: A celebrated British historian of US intelligence explores how the CIA was born in anti-imperialist idealism but swiftly became an instrument of a new covert empire both in America and overseas. As World War II ended, the United States stood as the […]
The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America by Hugh Wilford Requirements: .PDF reader, 1.0 MBOverview: In 1967 the magazine Ramparts ran an exposé revealing that the Central Intelligence Agency had been secretly funding and managing a wide range of citizen front groups intended to counter communist influence around the world. In addition to embarrassing […]
America’s Great Game: The CIA’s Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East by Hugh WilfordRequirements: .ePUB reader, 3,5 MBOverview: From the 9/11 attacks to waterboarding to drone strikes, relations between the United States and the Middle East seem caught in a downward spiral. And all too often, the Central Intelligence Agency has […]
The Agency: A History of the CIA by Hugh WilfordRequirements: .MP3 reader, 335.3 MBOverview: There’s a fundamental tension buried within the heart of the CIA’s mission to protect the American people: between democratic accountability and the inherent need for secrecy. Ultimately, it’s US citizens who bear the responsibility of staying informed about what the CIA […]
The New York Intellectuals: From Vanguard to Institution by Hugh WilfordRequirements: .PDF reader, 5 MBOverview: Reconstructs the history of a group of thinkers and activists including Philip Rahv, Mary McCarthy, Dwight Macdonald, and Lionel Trilling collectively known as the New York Intellectuals during the period of their greatest influence, the 1940s and 1950s. While defending […]