Art of Intelligence : Lessons from a Life in the CIAs Clandestine Service

English

ISBN: 1594203342

EAN: 9781594203343

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Political/Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 05/14/2012

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of Americas intelligence officers and their secret missions. For a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIAs global covert operations against Americas terrorist enemies, including al Qaeda. In the days after 9/11, the CIA tasked Crumpton to organize and lead the Afghanistan campaign. With Crumptons strategic initiative and bold leadership, from the battlefield to the Oval Office, U.S. and Afghan allies routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in less than ninety days after the Twin Towers fell. At the height of combat against the Taliban in late 2001, there were fewer than five hundred Americans on the ground in Afghanistan, a dynamic blend of CIA and Special Forces. The campaign changed the way America wages war. This book will change the way America views the CIA. The Art of Intelligence draws from the full arc of Crumptons espionage and covert action exploits to explain what Americas spies do and why their service is more valuable than ever. From his early years in Africa, where he recruited and ran sources, from loathsome criminals to heroic warriors; to his liaison assignment at the FBI, the CIAs Counterterrorism Center, the development of the UAV Predator program, and the Afghanistan war; to his later work running all CIA clandestine operations inside the United States, he employs enthralling storytelling to teach important lessons about national security, but also about duty, honor, and love of country. No book like The Art of Intelligence has ever been written-not with Crumptons unique perspective, in a time when America faced such grave and uncertain risk. It is an epic, sure to be a classic in the annals of espionage and war.

Art of Intelligence : Lessons from a Life in the CIAs Clandestine Service

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.25 inches

Width: 6.5 inches

Length: 9.65 inches

Weight: 20.99 oz

Pages: 352