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Recruiter : Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence by Douglas London (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100306847302
ISBN-139780306847301
eBay Product ID (ePID)18050032139
Product Key Features
Book TitleRecruiter : Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeopolitics, Intelligence & Espionage, Law Enforcement, American Government / General
Publication Year2021
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDouglas London
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight22.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-008054
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Many of us have wondered what it would be like to be a real spy....There could possibly be no better book to take us deep into this world than the latest release by Douglas London, titled The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence ....London... shares highly personal and courageous details in this memoir, which makes for such a fascinating read."-- Robert Amsterdam, "Departures" podcast, "Douglas London draws the reader deeply into the world of CIA operations officers, and in his well-written, clear-eyed account he sheds considerable light on the hitherto murky world of CIA operatives in the field. It is a fascinating read."-- Peter Bergen, author of The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, "Want to know what it's like to recruit foreign agents for the Central Intelligence Agency? Douglas London gives us a revealing look behind the curtain into the inner workings of America's constantly evolving spy organization. As a thirty-four-year veteran of the Agency, seventeen years on either side of 9/11, Douglas is uniquely positioned to provide perspective on the CIA's shift in focus from classified intelligence gathering to policy making to paramilitary operations to the political weaponization of intelligence. A fascinating and important read for us all."-- Jack Carr, Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Hand, " The Recruiter is one of the most interesting spy memoirs in a long time, filled with fascinating insights into a life convincing people to betray their country. Also an unflinching critique of the unsavory side of CIA culture."-- Ken Dilanian, NBC News
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Dewey Decimal327.1273
SynopsisThe CIA finds itself today at a crossroads. It's an organization that has sought to reinvent itself after the debacle of 9/11's intelligence failure and its subsequent ethical compromise in facilitating the Bush-Cheney fabrications that justified America's invasion of Iraq. Years of trying to be what it thought necessary to survive its greatest existential crisis since Watergate, the CIA fundamentally changed its core mission, values, and culture: a metamorphosis designed to earn White House approval and guard itself from the encroachments of the Department of Defense and the FBI, agencies seen as threats that might steal its turf and authorities, and perhaps swallow the CIA whole. A slippery slope of compromises, facelifts, and revised narratives justifying a unique set of capabilities and authorities undertaken to preserve the Agency would instead leave it barely recognizable for the institution it was meant to be. Established in 1947 as a small, elite, independent, civilian, and nonpartisan foreign intelligence service, the CIA's charter was intelligence collection, analysis, and covert action. Freeing CIA from association with defense, law enforcement, and diplomacy theoretically protected it from grading its own homework as a policy maker, as was the case for the Pentagon, the Department of Justice, and the Department of State. Small, under the radar, and relatively chaste from the political pressures of its larger counterparts, the CIA was intended to speak truth to power.... That was the mindset of the CIA I joined in 1984. Today, the CIA must choose whether to be the elite spy service it was intended, or continue the Agency's post-9/11 leadership's ill-fated path of compromise. Book jacket., This revealing memoir from a 34-year veteran of the CIA who worked as a case officer and recruiter of foreign agents before and after 9/11 provides an invaluable perspective on the state of modern spy craft, how the CIA has developed, and how it must continue to evolve. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a modern-day spy, Douglas London is here to explain. London's overseas work involved spotting and identifying targets, building relationships over weeks or months, and then pitching them to work for the CIA--all the while maintaining various identities, a day job, and a very real wife and kids at home. The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence captures the best stories from London's life as a spy, his insights into the challenges and failures of intelligence work, and the complicated relationships he developed with agents and colleagues. In the end, London presents a highly readable insider's tale about the state of espionage, a warning about the decline of American intelligence since 9/11 and Iraq, and what can be done to recover.
LC Classification NumberJK468.I6L66 2021
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