The Devil’s Chessboard

Based on new evidence and exclusive sources, David Talbot's audiobook explores the rise of American dominance through the life and influence of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving CIA director. It reveals the darker side of Dulles’s tenure, including his use of manipulation, covert operations, and collusion with various actors to shape U.S. and world events. The narrative uncovers troubling aspects of American political history, including potential links to the assassinations of President Kennedy and his brother, offering a provocative look at the tensions between power and ethics in the nation’s security state.