Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016Modern · History, Nonfiction, Politics
Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016
2018 · 784 pages · Nonfiction
57
Modern
★ 4.21 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 20 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2018). 4.21★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
57Must-Read Score
- Readers81 out of 100 · counts 40%+37
- Critics54 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz7 out of 100 · counts 15%+1
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Won
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2018)
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True story
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