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Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service
Penguin Press
May 2012
On Sale: May 14, 2012
352 pages
ISBN: 1594203342
EAN: 9781594203343
Kindle: B0064W5SGY
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Non-Fiction
A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the
spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career
while illustrating the growing importance of America's
intelligence officers and their secret missions For a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global
covert operations against America's terrorist enemies,
including al Qaeda. In the days after 9/11, the CIA tasked
Crumpton to organize and lead the Afghanistan campaign. With
Crumpton's 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
Crumpton's espionage and covert action exploits to explain
what America's 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
CIA's 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 Crumpton's 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.
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