Enemies: A History of the FBI
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post • New York Daily News • Slate
“Fast-paced， fair-minded， and fascinating， Tim Weiner’s Enemies turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling， and important， as today’s headlines。”—Jeffrey Toobin， author of The Oath
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Enemies is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations， from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award。
We think of the FBI as America’s police force。 But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission。 Enemies is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfare， and how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses。
Here is the hidden history of America’s hundred-year war on terror。 The FBI has fought against terrorists， spies， anyone it deemed subversive—and sometimes American presidents。 The FBI’s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties。 It is a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic。
Praise for Enemies
“Outstanding。”—The New York Times
“Absorbing 。 。 。 a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals。”—Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post • New York Daily News • Slate
“Fast-paced， fair-minded， and fascinating， Tim Weiner’s Enemies turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling， and important， as today’s headlines。”—Jeffrey Toobin， author of The Oath
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Enemies is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations， from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award。
We think of the FBI as America’s police force。 But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission。 Enemies is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfare， and how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses。
Here is the hidden history of America’s hundred-year war on terror。 The FBI has fought against terrorists， spies， anyone it deemed subversive—and sometimes American presidents。 The FBI’s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties。 It is a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic。
Praise for Enemies
“Outstanding。”—The New York Times
“Absorbing 。 。 。 a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals。”—Los Angeles Times
Reviews
Rebecca Reddell
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This book has a plethora of information and a great breakdown of the origins of the FBI。 I used this primarily for research and found it a wonderful resource。 It isn't necessarily a book I'd read for fun or leisure， and that's where the 3/5 rating comes from and not due to content。 I liked it as a resource and for the information it provided which was thorough and efficient。 I think it's a great book for anyone wanting more information or to learn about the history of the FBI。 Therefore， I rated This book has a plethora of information and a great breakdown of the origins of the FBI。 I used this primarily for research and found it a wonderful resource。 It isn't necessarily a book I'd read for fun or leisure， and that's where the 3/5 rating comes from and not due to content。 I liked it as a resource and for the information it provided which was thorough and efficient。 I think it's a great book for anyone wanting more information or to learn about the history of the FBI。 Therefore， I rated it a "liked it" because it has the content and detail anyone can appreciate。 I do recommend it for anyone wanting to have more in-depth understanding of the Bureau and its beginnings。 。。。more
Melissa
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Listened to this via audio book on a road trip。 Very interesting but hard to keep track of all the names and events。 My father was a Special Agent in the FBI during J。 Edgar Hoover's time in office so I was very curious。 The politics and personalities of the cast of characters kept my head in a whirlwind。 It was hard to determine who were the "good guys" and who weren't。 I suspect it continues to be like that to this day。 Actually， pretty scary。 As they say， truth is stranger than fiction。I woul Listened to this via audio book on a road trip。 Very interesting but hard to keep track of all the names and events。 My father was a Special Agent in the FBI during J。 Edgar Hoover's time in office so I was very curious。 The politics and personalities of the cast of characters kept my head in a whirlwind。 It was hard to determine who were the "good guys" and who weren't。 I suspect it continues to be like that to this day。 Actually， pretty scary。 As they say， truth is stranger than fiction。I would recommend this book to anyone who has a curiosity also， about the beginnings of our security forces （FBI， CIA， NSA， etc。）。 。。。more
Alexandru Ionuț
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Amazing ！ Wonderful information ！ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stephen
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I'd expected from Weiner's Legacy of Ashes that this would be a scathing summation of the FBI， but it proved to be a more fair-minded critical history， though one which argues that the FBI has consistently emphasized political witchhunts over clear and present dangers like al-Queda。 The analysis of the Bureau's leadership is particularly helpful， creating as it has much of the dysfunction that allowed the US to be so vulnerable to terrorism in the 1990s and 2001。 I'd expected from Weiner's Legacy of Ashes that this would be a scathing summation of the FBI， but it proved to be a more fair-minded critical history， though one which argues that the FBI has consistently emphasized political witchhunts over clear and present dangers like al-Queda。 The analysis of the Bureau's leadership is particularly helpful， creating as it has much of the dysfunction that allowed the US to be so vulnerable to terrorism in the 1990s and 2001。 。。。more
Mihai
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An amazing book
David Cavaco
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Enjoyable and informative history of the FBI from it's beginnings under J。 Edgar Hoover to the period just after the tragic events of 9/11。 This book is a great companion piece to Tim Weiner's earlier book about the CIA。 At the start I thought this would have been a dry and dull read but just the opposite - engaging and suspenseful true account of one of the planet's most important crime fighting organizations。 Enjoyable！ Enjoyable and informative history of the FBI from it's beginnings under J。 Edgar Hoover to the period just after the tragic events of 9/11。 This book is a great companion piece to Tim Weiner's earlier book about the CIA。 At the start I thought this would have been a dry and dull read but just the opposite - engaging and suspenseful true account of one of the planet's most important crime fighting organizations。 Enjoyable！ 。。。more
Whitlaw Tanyanyiwa Mugwiji
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Even though the book is about the history of the FBI， it read more like a biography of J。 Edgar Hoover， who is the longest serving FBI director。 In cahoots with some American presidents and at other times even against the wishes of presidents who opposed him， he ordered the FBI to secretly: 1。 infiltrate the political parties such as the communist party and the democratic party， the trade unions， Hollywood， and the civil rights movement among many other institutions，2。 open people’s mail， 3。 tap Even though the book is about the history of the FBI， it read more like a biography of J。 Edgar Hoover， who is the longest serving FBI director。 In cahoots with some American presidents and at other times even against the wishes of presidents who opposed him， he ordered the FBI to secretly: 1。 infiltrate the political parties such as the communist party and the democratic party， the trade unions， Hollywood， and the civil rights movement among many other institutions，2。 open people’s mail， 3。 tap on their phones4。 break into people’s homes and institutions （black bags）。 All of this was done under the pretence of state security。 Thus， the FBI spied illegally on American citizens and in the process drew massive lists of citizens who were 'potential enemies of the state'。 Some of the citizens were detained without trial and others were deported for supporting communism。 These illegal activities became well known during the Watergate scandal， when Nixon used the FBI to spy on his opponents。 These illegal activities were not only done in the USA but also in Latin America and other parts of the world that were against capitalism and wanted to forge their own path towards their destiny。 Too often， we have heard that capitalism won the battle of ideas against socialism and communism because it won the hearts of men。 But this book together with other books detailing American covert actions point otherwise。 The book also touches on the conflict between the FBI and the CIA on who was the supreme agency for gathering intelligence。 The conflict made it difficult for intelligence sharing between the agencies， as the result the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing。 The book is much wider in scope than the snippets I have written above。 However， I would have loved more detail and more major activities involving the FBI such as the supplying of drugs into black communities， the killing of Black Panther members， the killing of Martin Luther and Malcom X etc。 Overall the book is a good read， it is written so well that sometimes it reads like a fictional spy novel。 Perhaps， the most important lesson of the book was that it takes time to build good institutions。 。。。more
Mr。 Karkazis
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Outstanding look at the FBI。 They’ve gotten better over the years。 Great Read！
Wade Barnett
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Interesting， but a little one-sided in the presentation of Bureau history。
Izzy Marie
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Another engaging， unsettling， tragic， and at times darkly comedic history of the FBI。 What I appreciate about Weiner is the even-handed approach to chronicling Hoover's life and obsessions。 Some reviewers seem to walk away with a more charitable image than I did in regards to Hoover's morals; however it is hard to describe a person who was so influential， was excellent at what they did， but was deeply paranoid and repulsive in many ways。 I liked this even more than Legacy of Ashes as I feel the Another engaging， unsettling， tragic， and at times darkly comedic history of the FBI。 What I appreciate about Weiner is the even-handed approach to chronicling Hoover's life and obsessions。 Some reviewers seem to walk away with a more charitable image than I did in regards to Hoover's morals; however it is hard to describe a person who was so influential， was excellent at what they did， but was deeply paranoid and repulsive in many ways。 I liked this even more than Legacy of Ashes as I feel the pacing felt better。 。。。more
Nate Bloch
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This concise， densely written volume is as much a history of J。 Edgar Hoover as it is a history of the FBI。 You'll be hard pressed to find a book with more information crammed between its covers about the FBI as this one has， though its coverage of the momentous challenges the FBI faced from the 1980s on with domestic terrorism is less robust。 Overall this is a great history of the FBI， highly recommended。 This concise， densely written volume is as much a history of J。 Edgar Hoover as it is a history of the FBI。 You'll be hard pressed to find a book with more information crammed between its covers about the FBI as this one has， though its coverage of the momentous challenges the FBI faced from the 1980s on with domestic terrorism is less robust。 Overall this is a great history of the FBI， highly recommended。 。。。more
Debbie Cranberryfries
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Incredible。 Fascinating。 Eye opening！
Joshua Horn
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I listened to this after the author's history of the CIA。 While I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the former， I did appreciate this one， with a few caveats。 First， the book is kinda mistitled。 It is not a history of the FBI， it is a history of the FBI's fight against "enemies" - communists， subversive elements， terrorists。 So the more typical crime fighting， which is a significant part of the FBI's history， is nearly completely ignored。 This book shows how the FBI violated civil liberties routi I listened to this after the author's history of the CIA。 While I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the former， I did appreciate this one， with a few caveats。 First， the book is kinda mistitled。 It is not a history of the FBI， it is a history of the FBI's fight against "enemies" - communists， subversive elements， terrorists。 So the more typical crime fighting， which is a significant part of the FBI's history， is nearly completely ignored。 This book shows how the FBI violated civil liberties routinely and expansively throughout nearly its entire history。 There were constant wire tapes， burglaries， etc， most unconstitutional and without the approval of the DOJ， let alone judges。 The author， though was more pro-FBI than I find appropriate。 He presented this as a tension between trying to follow the law and trying to keep the country safe， when， in my opinion， it isn't the FBI's job to keep the country safe if that requires breaking the law。 To break the Constitution and the rule of law in this manner destroys what makes us different than those enemies。 The most disturbing part of the book to me was the section about the war on terror in the 21st century。 This was something that the FBI wasn't as directly involved with， at least according to this book。 But the tortures， indefinite detainment， etc that took place in recent history are very disturbing。There's quite a few sections of this book about explicit subject matter， and places where there is profanity。 Some of the former is necessary due to the unsavory reality of history。 。。。more
Colby
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Impressive - in content and presentation。 （Almost exhausting to read such a product of intensive and extensive research。）
Will
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Interesting read。 Tough to read and not come to the conclusion that J Edgar was the worst thing that ever happened to America。 He attacked civil liberties and personal freedoms at every chance just to gain more personal power。
Joshua
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As good as the previous book on the CIA。 Should be required reading for anyone researching the FBI。 The only criticism I have is that it's almost exclusively critical， as opposed to praiseworthy and there's probably places to praise the FBI。 There's a few spots in the book where the FBI deserves praise and gets it， but those places are scant， more scant than they deserve。 Still， for an overview of FBI scandals and major negative events， you'll find no better source or summation。 As good as the previous book on the CIA。 Should be required reading for anyone researching the FBI。 The only criticism I have is that it's almost exclusively critical， as opposed to praiseworthy and there's probably places to praise the FBI。 There's a few spots in the book where the FBI deserves praise and gets it， but those places are scant， more scant than they deserve。 Still， for an overview of FBI scandals and major negative events， you'll find no better source or summation。 。。。more
Joe
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At first I thought， oh no another history book - bore me to tears。But then it was like - bingo - to hard to put down。 Never knew so much about Hoover but its too bad what the agency did when he finally died。 Hope I didn't spoil the read。。。。。。。 At first I thought， oh no another history book - bore me to tears。But then it was like - bingo - to hard to put down。 Never knew so much about Hoover but its too bad what the agency did when he finally died。 Hope I didn't spoil the read。。。。。。。 。。。more
Thomas Milde
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An equally engrossing and worrying chronicle of the history and （mis）deeds of one of America's most iconic， if secretive， institutions。 The book illustrates just how long it has taken for the FBI to emerge from the long and often totalitarian shadow of J。 Edgar Hoover。 Definitely worth a read， while also being a useful reference work。 An equally engrossing and worrying chronicle of the history and （mis）deeds of one of America's most iconic， if secretive， institutions。 The book illustrates just how long it has taken for the FBI to emerge from the long and often totalitarian shadow of J。 Edgar Hoover。 Definitely worth a read， while also being a useful reference work。 。。。more
William
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My biggest takeaway from this history of the FBI is you ever thought there was a secret power behind the government it was Hoover。 He ran much of the country during his tenure at the FBI。 He kept files on everyone’s dirty secrets， and he used to protect the country for forces he felt were at the root of all evil。 This is an interesting read。 I really wanted more on the FBI in the 1920s at its inception。 The book focuses more on 40s and 50s。 But still its fascinating。t
Casey Wagner
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Tim Weiner follows up his famous coverage of the CIA （CIA: A Legacy of Ashs） with a familiar treatment of overall FBI history。 This is a well constructed book， and Weiner obviously did his homework， collecting and quoting countless internal FBI documents previously unseen。 This is where my major issue with the book comes in though。 Weiner seems only interested in analyzing the FBI from the perspective of the FBI itself。 Most of the book is dedicated to covering the breadth of invasive and illega Tim Weiner follows up his famous coverage of the CIA （CIA: A Legacy of Ashs） with a familiar treatment of overall FBI history。 This is a well constructed book， and Weiner obviously did his homework， collecting and quoting countless internal FBI documents previously unseen。 This is where my major issue with the book comes in though。 Weiner seems only interested in analyzing the FBI from the perspective of the FBI itself。 Most of the book is dedicated to covering the breadth of invasive and illegal operations targeting the innocent， and Weiner is open to declaring it as such， however there is next to none space dedicated to hearing the perspectives of the victims of these operations themselves。 The book almost entirely limits itself to interviews with FBI agents themselves， allowing the perpetrators to make their case without ever hearing from the victims。 Essentially the entire book is plagued by this， and began to leave a terrible taste in my mouth as the excuses and jingoism was left unchallenged by the author。 History books are fundamentally an argument for a certain view of events， using evidence to back this view up。 Although Weiner carefully constructed his argument through meticulous research， the unspoken assumptions throughout and the fact that criticism of the bureau is only ever heard through the voice of FBI agents themselves， makes the conclusion of this book very misleading to those only just learning about the grimy and often criminal history of American domestic intelligence。 。。。more
Andrejs Gusevs
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Неплохое чтиво， почти без послеобеденной конспирологии。Немного выставляет собственно ФБР некоторыми тупарями （а все остальные спецслужбы включая ЦРУ - ещё большими тупарями）， но довольно интересно。Две трети книги посвящены Гуверу （не президенту）， оставшаяся треть - последствиям того， что он руководил ФБР бОльшую часть ХХ века фактически единолично。 Вполне себе стоит своего времени， но без изысков。 Я б поставил 3。5/5， если б была возможность。
Heather
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This book has been on my TBR list since 2013 so I'm guessing I came across it at a book sorting volunteer project。 I tried to listen to it previously but found I had a hard time focusing on it。 This time was better， but to be honest， I don't know how much of the 18+ hour audiobook I actually heard and retained。This is a pretty comprehensive look at the history of the FBI， a premise I found to be very fascinating。 And there are some fascinating tales in the book， but it's narrated by someone who This book has been on my TBR list since 2013 so I'm guessing I came across it at a book sorting volunteer project。 I tried to listen to it previously but found I had a hard time focusing on it。 This time was better， but to be honest， I don't know how much of the 18+ hour audiobook I actually heard and retained。This is a pretty comprehensive look at the history of the FBI， a premise I found to be very fascinating。 And there are some fascinating tales in the book， but it's narrated by someone who brings to mind that professor whose voice lulls all his students to sleep。 It is impressive what J。 Edgar Hoover managed to build and it seems his life was spent in one of two camps: working under a president who loved him or working under a president who hated him。 In fact， it seems like there was no middle ground with anyone in his life: people either loved or hated him。 It was interesting to hear how the lengths Hoover would go to to find loopholes in the law to achieve his ends and also to hear how antiquated the technology inside the Bureau was for so long。 That was probably one of the more interesting aspects of the book to me。 I wish I would have been able to pay more attention to the book， but after awhile， the narrator's voice just droned on and I would realize I had no idea who he was talking about - or what - as towards the end of the book the author tended to jump back and forth between different events。 Anyone with a strong love of history and a fascination for the Bureau would probably really enjoy this book - anyone who is looking to read about the more glamorized version that's often showed on TV will be incredibly disappointed。 。。。more
Sep
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The book has an American centric perspective。 It is largely unsympathetic to the plight of the foreign victims of the FBI， related American agencies and their actions。 The book also has a "Liberal" perspective， in the negative sense of the world。 It is unsympathetic to the Leftist， Socialist， Communist， and even African American， Labor Organizing， and Student Activist portions of the domestic population - the American people。Despite these shortcomings， the book is a reasonably good first survey The book has an American centric perspective。 It is largely unsympathetic to the plight of the foreign victims of the FBI， related American agencies and their actions。 The book also has a "Liberal" perspective， in the negative sense of the world。 It is unsympathetic to the Leftist， Socialist， Communist， and even African American， Labor Organizing， and Student Activist portions of the domestic population - the American people。Despite these shortcomings， the book is a reasonably good first survey of the crimes of the FBI and the federal government of the United States for readers who have been deceived by American highschool history textbooks or the Hollywood propaganda。I'd recommend this book with hesitation; as a primer for readers only and to be followed up by more thorough and balanced accounts of these institutions' histories。Tim Weiner has squandered a great opportunity to truthfully tell the whole story of the FBI。 Instead， he has chosen to remain faithful to the American state religion and undully optimistic （despite all the evidence to the contrary） about the self proclaimed ideals of "American democracy" （i。e。 oligarchy）， rule of law and constitutional protections。 What a shame！On the other hand， some of the blame lies with me， the reader， for neglecting to notice that Mr Weiner is a New York Times author。 Had I known that， I would have lowered my expectations accordingly。 。。。more
Richard
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So， while not a bad book， it's not a history or the FBI， the first two thirds are a solid biography of J E Hoover， I think I know enough about him from other books， fiction and non-fiction to be a little disappointed， maybe if I'd have read it when it was first published， it would have been better。 The rest of the book is about Al Qaeda， again reasonable enough， but nothing groundbreaking。My main disappointment with the book was the stuff， I was looking for and was not there: a sentence on the L So， while not a bad book， it's not a history or the FBI， the first two thirds are a solid biography of J E Hoover， I think I know enough about him from other books， fiction and non-fiction to be a little disappointed， maybe if I'd have read it when it was first published， it would have been better。 The rest of the book is about Al Qaeda， again reasonable enough， but nothing groundbreaking。My main disappointment with the book was the stuff， I was looking for and was not there: a sentence on the Lindbergh kidnapping， a couple of sentences on the thirties gangsters， nothing on THP， little bit on Cuba and domestic terror。 It was also very concerned with spying on Americans， rather than generally spying on people - as a non-American （who， obviously， from a US point of view， it's fine to spy on） I find this obsession with US citizens rights over everything else else a bit odd。 。。。more
Dewayne Stark
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Never a fan of Hoover I find it interesting that 100 years after the conflicts with the Attorney General today this still goes on。
Caitlin Wallace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I've been sitting on a review of this book since I finished it a few weeks ago。 There is so much to unpack and process， especially in light of the FBI and Mueller being prominent in the news again。 And the sheer amount of information contained in the pages often made this a longer and more methodical read。 But it was absolutely worth the time spent。 The book sheds light on the origins of the FBI， it's evolution under J Edgar， and reinvention after his death。 The Bureau has a rather sordid histo I've been sitting on a review of this book since I finished it a few weeks ago。 There is so much to unpack and process， especially in light of the FBI and Mueller being prominent in the news again。 And the sheer amount of information contained in the pages often made this a longer and more methodical read。 But it was absolutely worth the time spent。 The book sheds light on the origins of the FBI， it's evolution under J Edgar， and reinvention after his death。 The Bureau has a rather sordid history， some of which I knew and some I didn't。 From Hoover unconcerned with legalities， preferring instead to find loopholes and technicalities， to the many many missteps in the origins of the war on terror the history is a fascinating look at an agency without a charter struggling to find it's purpose and footing in a complicated world。 Towards the end of the book， the "behind the scenes" information became more sparse， but considering the information isn't declassified yet this isn't surprising。 It still manages to illustrate the struggles of power。 Directors after Hoover （and even Hoover in his later years）， ending in this book with Robert Mueller， are often left in the dark about policies and happenings。 Most notably for me， lack of communication to those in charge regarding enhanced interrogation techniques in both the War on Terror and the Iraq war。 The book ends here， the Bureau still attempting to make changes and uphold the laws of the country it seeks to serve and protect。 Truly a relevant read for the times。 。。。more
Ross Nelson
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A true history of the FBI would fill dozens if not hundreds of volumes。 Weiner has done a good job at a condensed version highlighting the successes as well as the failures。 As befits his long career here， much of the first half centers around J。 Edgar Hoover。 When Hoover died and investigations like the Church committee （which， in an odd lapse， Weiner does not mention by name） began to investigate the illegal actions done under his control， agents loyal to Hoover destroyed thousands of files th A true history of the FBI would fill dozens if not hundreds of volumes。 Weiner has done a good job at a condensed version highlighting the successes as well as the failures。 As befits his long career here， much of the first half centers around J。 Edgar Hoover。 When Hoover died and investigations like the Church committee （which， in an odd lapse， Weiner does not mention by name） began to investigate the illegal actions done under his control， agents loyal to Hoover destroyed thousands of files that would have put Hoover and/or the FBI in a poor light。Hoover， who controlled the FBI for nearly half a century molded it on his personality， and in the words of one of his own agents， "He hated liberalism， he hated blacks， he hated Jews。" His fixation on Communism was horribly damaging， and he saw everything through that lens。 He all but declared war on the civil rights movement， seeing anything opposed to the status quo as a communist threat， and wouldn't investigate the Ku Klux Klan until forced by LBJ -- and the Bureau actually went on to do some good work。One of the surprises to me is how much overseas work has been done by the FBI。 The general view is that the CIA handles things outside the US and the FBI investigates inside。 This is clearly not the reality， and just how much the FBI is involved in chasing down overseas terrorism is eye-opening。 。。。more
MorganJac
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This book was eye opening。 There were so many things in here that I never knew about American history。 Makes you value the judicial system and want some more checks and balances to make sure there’s someone watching to make sure the government isn’t doing crazy stuff。
Strong Extraordinary Dreams
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Pretty much about JEH， J。 Edgar Hoover， a tale of nearly unbroken disaster and failure （but I repeat myself）。 The good is that this book is a story of the betrayal of all that was good in the USA and the promotion of all that is worthless & evil。 The bad includes that there are many outright lies in this book， more than I would ever normally tolerate。 I thought， in the end， that this was a monument to the "incompetence" thesis， to hide the true "corruption treason" of the FBI。 I still think tha Pretty much about JEH， J。 Edgar Hoover， a tale of nearly unbroken disaster and failure （but I repeat myself）。 The good is that this book is a story of the betrayal of all that was good in the USA and the promotion of all that is worthless & evil。 The bad includes that there are many outright lies in this book， more than I would ever normally tolerate。 I thought， in the end， that this was a monument to the "incompetence" thesis， to hide the true "corruption treason" of the FBI。 I still think that: that this book is a whitewash， or at least a brown-wash。 Tim lies about the FBI's headquarters in the Oklahoma bombing， dishonestly omitting that the building was the state's FBI headquarters， the completely deserted FBI headquartes at the time of the bombing， though they let the children in the daycare centre die。 Tim Weiner also lies in dishonestly claiming that the FBI had a passenger list including the "hi jackers'" names the day after Sept 11。 In the real world， the hijackers' names were not added to the passenger lists until nearly two weeks after the 'event'。 He wisely sidesteps 9/11 in general， though。 Would have been three or even four stars， but with obvious lies the whole book can not be trusted。 。。。more
Gabriela
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