A review by hrgisahero
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government by David Talbot

4.5

Highly recommend. If you’re looking to understand some of the powers that underpinned and shaped the modern USA, reading this, Palo Alto, Kill Anything That Moves, and the Jakarta Method will give you a great start. I found the book enlightening if disheartening to see how much power a few men wielded in such a disturbing way, and how much of it was tied up with massive wealth.