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The epic successor to Tim Weiner’s National Book Award-winning classic, Legacy of Ashes: a gripping and revelatory history of the CIA in the 21st century, reaching from 9/11 through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to today’s battles with Russia and China—and with the President of the United States.

Originally written in 1944 by the Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.), the wartime predecessor to the CIA, the Simple Sabotage Field Manual is a fascinating and often startling guide to subtle disruption during World War II. Designed to be used by ordinary citizens behind enemy lines, this manual offered clever, low-risk ways to undermine operations—from misfiling paperwork to tampering with machinery and stalling meetings.

Spanning a millennium of history across eleven time zones, the story of Russia is one of unmatched scale, geographic extremity, and relentless political drama. This book provides a comprehensive, chronological narrative of the civilization that emerged on the vast Eurasian plain, from its origins as a collection of Slavic tribes to its role as a global power in the 21st century. It is a sober, fact-driven account of the cycles of reform, reaction, and revolution that have defined one of the world's most complex and formidable nations. The journey begins with the rise and fall of the first ...

Hitler’s Inner Circle: Monsters and Yes-Men is a gripping and unflinching examination of the personalities who shaped the Third Reich from within. While Hitler remains the focal point of Nazi horror, he did not act alone. This book exposes the men who not only supported him but often rivalled him in ruthlessness, loyalty, and ambition.

From Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner, The Mission tells the gripping, high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of the twenty-first century, revealing how the agency fought to rebuild the espionage powers it lost during the war on terror – and finally succeeded in penetrating the Kremlin. The struggle has life-and-death consequences for America and its allies. The CIA must reclaim its original mission: know thy enemies. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance.