Download or read book Legacy of Ashes written by Tim Weiner and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2008 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times reporter offers a powerful indictment of the CIA and its intelligence-gathering capabilities as he traces the history of the organization from the end of World War II to Iraq, in a study that condemns the CIA for its record, its inability to understand world affairs, the violence it has unleashed, and its undermining of American politics. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.