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The CIA at War: Inside the Secret Campaign Against Terror
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “No markings.”
- Book Title
- The CIA at War
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Monograph
- Modified Item
- No
- Year Printed
- 2003
- Subjects
- History & Military
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Original/Facsimile
- Original
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780312319328
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312319320
ISBN-13
9780312319328
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2498778
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cia at War : inside the Secret Campaign Against Terror
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Terrorism, Intelligence & Espionage, American Government / General
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-058487
Reviews
"Colorful and fascinating . . . Kessler's sobering report . . . will come as a surprise to most readers-and possibly even Washington insiders . . . Chilling." - The Washington Post Book World "A compelling and timely exposition of the real FBI. Kessler's fresh information and command of the facts . . . rings with authority." - The Los Angeles Times Book Review "An assiduous journalist, Kessler has written numerous books about behind-the-scenes stories at the national security agencies. His reportage on the abuse of office perks by ex-FBI director William Sessions, for example, precipitated Sessions' exit in 1993. His latest book is a history of the FBI since its origin in 1908 and is structured around directors' tenures . . . Kessler's access to reliable sources results in a richly detailed overview." - Gilbert Taylor, Booklist, "Colorful and fascinating . . . Kessler's sobering report . . . will come as a surprise to most readers-and possibly even Washington insiders . . . Chilling."- The Washington Post Book World "A compelling and timely exposition of the real FBI. Kessler's fresh information and command of the facts . . . rings with authority."- The Los Angeles Times Book Review "An assiduous journalist, Kessler has written numerous books about behind-the-scenes stories at the national security agencies. His reportage on the abuse of office perks by ex-FBI director William Sessions, for example, precipitated Sessions' exit in 1993. His latest book is a history of the FBI since its origin in 1908 and is structured around directors' tenures . . . Kessler's access to reliable sources results in a richly detailed overview."-Gilbert Taylor, Booklist
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.931
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
With the CIA at the core of the war on terror, no agency is as important to preserving America's freedom. Yet the CIA is a closed and secretive world-impenetrable to generations of journalists-and few Americans know what really goes on among the spy masters who plot America's worldwide campaign against terrorists.Only Ronald Kessler, an award-winning former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, could have gained the unprecedented access to tell the story. Kessler interviewed fifty current CIA officers, including all the agency's top officials, and toured areas of the CIA the media has never seen. The agency actively encouraged retired CIA officers and officials to talk with him as well. In six years as director, George J. Tenet has never appeared on TV shows and has given only a handful of print interviews, all before 9/11, but Tenet agreed to be interviewedby Kessler for this book. He spoke candidly and passionately about the events of 9/11, the war on terror, the agency's intelligence on Iraq, and the controversies surrounding the agency. The CIA at War tells the inside story of how Tenet, a son of Greek immigrants, turned around the CIA from a pathetic, risk averse outfit to one that has rolled up 3,000 terrorists since 9/11, was critically important to winning in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now kills terrorists with its Predator drone aircraft.The book portrays Tenet as a true American hero, one who overcame every kind of Washington obstacle and the destructive actions of previous director John Deutch to make the agency a success. As Tenet said in a recent speech, "Nowhere in the world could the son of an immigrant stand before you as the director of Central Intelligence. This is simply the greatest country on the face of the earth." The CIA at War discloses highly sensitive information about the CIA's unorthodox methods and its stunning successes and shocking failures. The book explores whether the CIA can be trusted, whether its intelligence is politicized, and whether it is capable of winning the war on terror. In doing so, the book weaves in the history of the CIA and how it really works. It is the definitive account of the agency.From the CIA's intelligence failure of 9/11 to its critical role in preventing further attacks, The CIA at War tells a riveting, unique story about a secretive, powerful agency and its confrontation with global terrorism., A former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, and the New York Times bestselling author of Inside the White House, Ronald Kessler presents the definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
LC Classification Number
JK468.I6K42 2003
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