Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Iandgt;Veilandlt;/Iandgt; is the story of the covert wars that were waged in Central America, Iran and Libya in a secretive atmosphere and became the centerpieces and eventual time bombs of American foreign policy in the 1980s.
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"Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time." andlt;BRandgt; -- Bob Schieffer,CBS News andlt;Iandgt;Face the Nationandlt;/Iandgt;
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"Bob Woodward, the master chronicler of Washington's deepest secrets, has produced an investigative record of the CIA's turbulent years under the late William Casey....andlt;Iandgt;Veilandlt;/Iandgt; plows more new ground than a dozen tractors in Iowa." andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;Iandgt;U.S. News and World Reportandlt;/Iandgt;
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"andlt;Iandgt;Veilandlt;/Iandgt; lays bare, in a way that no reportage has done before, the power struggle between contending factions -- both inside and outside the CIA -- for control over the nation's foreign intelligence apparatus...." andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Timesandlt;/Iandgt;
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"To read andlt;Iandgt;Veilandlt;/Iandgt; is to be astonished at the access Woodward achieved....The reader is invited to understand Casey. The author dared open himself to Casey's charm, to Casey's rationale...." andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;Iandgt;New York Daily Newsandlt;/Iandgt;
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"Fifteen years after he unraveled Watergate as little more than a policebeat reporter, Woodward has lost none of his edge as one of the finest journalistic investigators of our time....Woodward has succeeded brilliantly in cracking state secrets...." andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;Iandgt;Los Angeles Times Book Reviewandlt;/Iandgt;
Synopsis
From Bob Woodward, legendary investigative reporter, Veil is the story of the covert wars that were waged by the CIA across Central America, Iran and Libya in a secretive atmosphere and became the centerpieces and eventual time bombs of American foreign policy in the 1980s. With unprecedented access to the government's highest-level operators, Woodward recounts one of the most clandestine operations in our nation's history.
About the Author
Bob Woodward is an associate editor at andlt;iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/iandgt;, where he has worked for forty-one years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first for andlt;iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/iandgt;and#8217;s coverage of the Watergate scandal, and later for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored or coauthored twelve #1 national nonfiction bestsellers. He has two daughters, Tali and Diana, and lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, writer Elsa Walsh.