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Pros
Civil war looms ahead.
Book is a must-read for anyone interested in the cold war and is an in-depth illustration of how two cold warriors established the framework and governmental infrastructure by which the us would export its global hegemony. The book ranges from success... Read More
The swamp is bigger than just d. Incredibly detailed, well-researched, and heart-breakingly convincing.
Cons
The author seems to be a leftover 1930s/60s leftist who blames all evil on the usa in general and the cia in particular. If conspiracy or not,if wr,hsca,u. Perhaps mr. The cia involvement is an old idea that has been floating around since the 60's and... Read More
This book has a massive shortcoming. It is shameful that this book has received positive reviews. This book never rises to a level of credibility and ultimately sounds and reads as if a cnn journo hack has written it.
Author claims dulles was a master spy, but then makes dulles sound incompetent. Dulles is depicted as being in the bag for national socialism in a very slanted way. The book is based on several other bios about dulles, says jfk.
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Quality
It is consistent with the unspeakable and is well referenced
While it does seem that jfk wanted to end the cold war with the ussr and was in favor of a 34kinder gentler empire34 that worke... Read More
But the quality of evidence—really available then too—that has come to light following the deaths of dulles and angleton is not... Read More
Should be read along with the jakarta method
Price
I realize that talbot’s goal was to tell the entire story of allen dulles and the cia’s symbiotic rise
Packaging/appearance
Great history and thank you to the book seller for the amazing packaging
The national security state was corrupt from the getgo and remains so today
Competitiveness
Just another example of how the cia is a detriment to america and the world
Those activities including lies misinformation bribery intimidation threats character assassination torture and murder weren’t ... Read More
After world war ii the cia rose to almost limitless power and influence in the usa and the world
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- This product had a total of 3,493 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 26 2023.
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Talbots book is a mostly accurate account of allen dulless sociopathic character although extremely biased in its portrayal of jfk as some sort of secular saintprogressive messiah
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An entertaining read if nothing else
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Dulles had personal problems that affected his policy with the cia and it conduct
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After ww2 it became obsessed with communism in europe
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I’ve not watched oliver stone’s jfk
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Maybe that’s something i should do
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I think i’m better off reading the highly respected jfk books by james douglass and fletcher prouty
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But the quality of evidence—really available then too—that has come to light following the deaths of dulles and angleton is not easily dismissible conspiracy theory pablum
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