The devil's chessboard
David Talbot
History / Non-Fiction
The devil's chessboard
by David Talbot
—· 695 p· 2015
darktensemysterious
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"An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful and secretive colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers. America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on revelatory new materials, including newly discovered U.S. government documents, U.S. and European i…
Pages
695
Harper Perennial
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Investigation10
Political Conspiracy9
Worldbuilding8
Narration8
Prose7
Plot twists7
Pacing7
Emotional depth5
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