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“An Imperial History of the CIA” – with Hugh Wilford

“An Imperial History of the CIA” – with Hugh Wilford

Update: 2024-12-101
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Summary

Hugh Wilford joins Andrew (XLinkedIn) to discuss his new book. Hugh is a professor, author, and leading CIA historian. 


What You’ll Learn

Intelligence


  • Imperial influences on American intelligence

  • Key figures in CIA history 

  • “Wild” Bill Donovan & British influence

  • Groton School’s impact on CIA leaders

Reflections


  • Inherited history

  • Challenging established narratives

And much, much more …


Resources 

SURFACE SKIM

*Spotlight Resource*


  • The CIA: An Imperial History, Hugh Wilford (Basic Books, 2024)

*SpyCasts*

DEEPER DIVE

Books



  • A Question of Standing: The History of the CIA, R. Jeffreys-Jones (Oxford University Press, 2022) 


  • Spymasters: CIA Directors, C. Whipple (S&S, 2020)


  • A Brief History of the CIA, R. Immerman (Wiley, 2014)

Primary Sources 

*Wildcard Resource*



  • Kim (1901) by Rudyard Kipling

  • As Hugh mentions in this interview, this book was the inspiration behind Kermit Roosevelt Jr.’s nickname, Kim. Harold Adrian Russell Philby, the infamous member of the Cambridge Spy Ring better known as Kim Philby, took inspiration from the same source. 

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“An Imperial History of the CIA” – with Hugh Wilford

“An Imperial History of the CIA” – with Hugh Wilford

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