Really heavy stuff; you can see Campbell getting burned out over time. By the end of the book the tone was way different than at the beginning. Is it just the pace and stresses of modern urban warfare, or is that generally near the upper end for combat effectiveness?

I can see why this is on so many lists now! I read the first chapter to my oldest son and he quickly devoured the rest. Thinking of giving it as a gift to a friend who served in that part of the world.

Makes a strong case for Angleton having set US counterintelligence efforts back due to his paranoia.

Really interesting. The litany of service members who approached the Soviets to sell secrets is pretty depressing!

A good one! You can tell that Tenet really cared about the people working for him. Some of the intelligence "inside baseball" organizational stuff is a little dry. One of the stories is about after he resigned - President Bush called his teenage son to say that his father had done a good job. That jives with other stories I've heard about President Bush as well; another thoughtful leader.

A fascinating description of a long KGB career. This is the first book I've read that speaks kindly of Kim Philby, although I guess that makes sense. Amazing that Kalugin survived all the intrigues!