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In literature and film, the spy chief is an all-knowing, all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and what does it really take to be an effective leader in the world of intelligence?
This first volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens our understanding of the role of intelligence leaders in foreign affairs and national security in the US and UK from the early 1940s to the present. The figures profiled range from famous spy chiefs such as William Donovan, Richard Helms, and Stewart Menzies to little-known figures such as John Grombach, who ran an intelligence organization so secret that not even President Truman knew of it.
Many of those profiled in the audiobook served at times of turbulent change, were faced with foreign penetrations of their intelligence service, and wrestled with matters of transparency, accountability to democratically elected overseers, and adherence to the rule of law. This audiobook will appeal to both intelligence specialists and general listeners with an interest in the intelligence history of the US and UK.
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- De: Peter Dale Scott
- Narrado por: Raymond Todd
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
This is an ambitious, meticulous examination of how U.S. foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic criminal acts, including, perhaps, the catastrophe of 9/11. Peter Dale Scott, whose previous books have investigated CIA involvement in southeast Asia, the drug wars, and the Kennedy assassination, here probes how the policies of presidents since Nixon have augmented the tangled bases for the 2001 terrorist attack.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Full of Interesting Information, Hard to Follow
- De Blizzard en 09-20-13
De: Peter Dale Scott
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The War Conspiracy
- JFK, 9/11, and the Deep Politics of War
- De: Peter Dale Scott
- Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine
- Duración: 16 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
A remarkable analysis linking the assassination of JFK and 9/11, and how both events were used to influence war policy. Peter Dale Scott examines the many ways in which war policy has been driven by “accidents” and other events in the field, in some cases despite moves toward peace that were directed by presidents. This book explores the “deep politics” that exerts a profound but too-little-understood effect on national policy outside the control of traditional democratic processes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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data dump on every rabbit hole
- De Shawn R. Veltheim en 12-20-18
De: Peter Dale Scott
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The Hundred-Year Marathon
- China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
- De: Michael Pillsbury
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,551
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,204
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,196
One of the US government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise - and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating perspective.
- De Rocky Mackintosh en 01-05-17
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The Last Warrior
- Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy
- De: Andrew Krepinevich, Barry Watts
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 189
Andrew Marshall is a Pentagon legend. For more than four decades he has served as Director of the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon's internal think tank, under 12 defense secretaries and eight administrations. Yet Marshall has been on the cutting edge of strategic thinking even longer than that. Covering some of the most pivotal episodes of the last half century and peopled with some of the era's most influential figures, The Last Warrior tells Marshall's story for the first time, in the process providing an unparalleled history of the evolution of the American defense establishment.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting man
- De FoxMan en 04-28-17
De: Andrew Krepinevich, y otros
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Kissinger: Volume I
- 1923-1968: The Idealist
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 34 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 229
No American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Once hailed as "Super-K" - the "indispensable man" whose advice has been sought by every president from Kennedy to Obama - he has also been hounded by conspiracy theorists, scouring his every "telcon" for evidence of Machiavellian malfeasance. Yet as Niall Ferguson shows in this magisterial biography, the idea of Kissinger as the ruthless arch-realist is based on a profound misunderstanding.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Riveting
- De Jean en 11-10-15
De: Niall Ferguson
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Why Intelligence Fails
- Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Series)
- De: Robert L. Jervis
- Narrado por: Kevin Pierce
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
The U.S. government spends enormous resources each year on the gathering and analysis of intelligence, yet the history of American foreign policy is littered with missteps and misunderstandings that have resulted from intelligence failures. In Why Intelligence Fails, Robert Jervis examines the politics and psychology of two of the more spectacular intelligence failures in recent memory: the belief that the Shah in Iran was secure and stable in 1978, and the claim that Iraq had active WMD programs in 2002.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s complicated
- De "btomaz" en 12-15-22
De: Robert L. Jervis
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The Sword and the Shield
- De: Christopher Andrew, Vasilli Mitrokhin
- Narrado por: Robert Whitfield
- Duración: 31 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 540
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This book reveals the most complete picture ever of the KGB and its operations in the United States and Europe. It is based on an extremely top secret archive which details the full extent of its worldwide network. Christopher Andrew is professor of modern and contemporary history and chair of the history department at Cambridge University, a former visiting professor of national security at Harvard, a frequent guest lecturer at other United States universities, and a regular host of BBC radio and TV programs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book on the history of the KGB
- De Clydene en 05-28-12
De: Christopher Andrew, y otros
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American Exception
- Empire and the Deep State
- De: Aaron Good
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 101
To trace the evolution of the American state, Aaron Good takes a deep-politics approach. The term “deep state” was badly misappropriated during the Trump era. In the simplest sense, it here refers to all those institutions that collectively exercise undemocratic power over state and society. To trace how we arrived at this point, American Exception explores various deep state institutions and history-making interventions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I buy the premises, but not the conclusions...
- De Clark en 01-05-23
De: Aaron Good
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Defend the Realm
- The Authorized History of MI5
- De: Christopher Andrew
- Narrado por: Robin Sachs
- Duración: 39 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 69
An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in 20th-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through two world wars, up to and including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A very throrough and impartial history.
- De Matthew en 12-01-09
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Known and Unknown
- A Memoir
- De: Donald Rumsfeld
- Narrado por: Donald Rumsfeld
- Duración: 30 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 405
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 406
A powerful memoir from the late former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history, Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inside view of five decades in politics
- De Brooks en 02-19-11
De: Donald Rumsfeld
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Against Our Better Judgment
- The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Daniel McGowan
- Duración: 3 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 175
Soon after WWII, U.S. statesman Dean Acheson warned that creating Israel on land already inhabited by Palestinians would "imperil" both American and all Western interests in the region. Despite warnings such as this one, President Truman supported establishing a Jewish state on land primarily inhabited by Muslims and Christians.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good content, bad audio
- De S. Ainsworth en 05-18-16
De: Alison Weir
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Kissinger's Shadow
- The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
- De: Greg Grandin
- Narrado por: Brian O'Neill
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance. In his fascinating new book, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin argues that to understand the crisis of contemporary America - its never-ending wars abroad and political polarization at home - we have to understand Henry Kissinger.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Rehash of Rehashes...nothing new
- De A. M. en 10-06-19
De: Greg Grandin
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Good Hunting
- An American Spymaster's Story
- De: Jack Devine
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 354
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 308
Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's Story is the spellbinding memoir of Devine's time in the CIA, where he served for more than 30 years, rising to become the acting deputy director of operations, responsible for all of the agency's spying operations. This is a story of intrigue and high-stakes maneuvering - all the more gripping when the fate of our geopolitical order hangs in the balance. But this audiobook also sounds a warning to our nation's decision makers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating, An education on spying
- De Anthony en 12-13-15
De: Jack Devine
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JFK's War with the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy Was Assassinated
- De: Douglas Horne
- Narrado por: Larry Wayne
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 71
Ever since researchers and commentators began questioning the conclusions of the Warren Report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the response has been: Why would the US national-security establishment - that is, the military and the CIA - kill Kennedy? As Douglas P. Horne details in this audiobook, JFK's War with the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy Was Assassinated, the answer is because Kennedy's ideas about foreign policy collided with those of the US national-security establishment during the height of the Cold War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FINALLY THE TRUTH!
- De Helen Williamson en 05-28-16
De: Douglas Horne
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Your Government Failed You
- Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
- De: Richard A. Clarke
- Narrado por: Richard A. Clarke
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
In Your Government Failed You, Clarke looks at why failures have continued and how America and the world can succeed against the terrorists. But Clarke goes beyond terrorism to examine the recurring U.S. government disasters. Despite the lessons of Vietnam, we've gotten involved in Iraq. Drawing on his 30 years in the White House, Pentagon, State Department, and Intelligence Community, Clarke discovers patterns in the failure and suggests ways to stop the cycle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stellar Criticism
- De Tim en 04-01-09
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The Crusader
- Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
- De: Paul Kengor
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 13 h y 52 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 115
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 114
God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul Kengor's name as one of the premier chroniclers of the life and career of the 40th president. With The Crusader, Kengor returns with the one book about Reagan that has not been written: the story of his lifelong crusade against communism and of his dogged and ultimately triumphant effort to overthrow the Soviet Union.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Whether you like Reagan or not....
- De Daryl en 10-20-13
De: Paul Kengor
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Washington Rules
- America's Path to Permanent War
- De: Andrew Bacevich
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 146
For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, to prepare our forces for military operations in far-flung regions, and to be ready to intervene anywhere at any time. In the Obama era, just as in the Bush years, these beliefs remain unquestioned gospel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Permanent war and insolvency...thanks Washington
- De Jonnie en 10-13-10
De: Andrew Bacevich
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Spy Chiefs, Volume 1: Intelligence Leaders in the United States and United Kingdom
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- kucherv
- 01-20-19
Great Book but the narrator is boring.
Narrator can put anyone to sleep with his monotone voice, yet the book is amazing.
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- Steven Ray Hill
- 02-13-20
Swampy!
I had heard about the Swamp but never knew so much as I do now.
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