The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
by Chris Whipple
The Spymasters – a timely, eye-opening read from the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers – offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the CIA through exclusive interviews with nearly every living former director. Drawing on unprecedented access, Whipple reveals how the agency operates at the intersection of global espionage and presidential power—sometimes acting as a check on the very leaders it serves.
A revelatory, behind-the-scenes look, The Spymasters recounts seven decades of CIA activity and elicits predictions about the issues and threats that will engage the attention of future operatives and analysts. Featuring eye-opening interviews with George Tenet, John Brennan, Leon Panetta, and David Petraeus – as well as those who’ve recently departed the agency – this gripping narrative explores the CIA’s evolving role in shaping U.S. history and the challenges it faces in an increasingly complex world.
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