PositiveThe Seattle TimesThe true value-added of the book is that it provides warnings about the ambiguous role of clandestine activities that remain relevant today ... Despite its many virtues, the book is long — more than 550 pages of text — and jumps rapidly among different theaters, missions and personalities. At times, Hastings focuses disproportionately on the European theater and British contributions. Nonetheless, in its nuanced and complex portrait of dysfunction, mistrust and waste, The Secret War sets a new benchmark for books on intelligence and covert action in World War II.
