The great war of our time : the CIA's fight against terrorism-- from al Qa'ida to ISIS / Michael Morell with Bill Harlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morell, Michael J., author.

Harlow, Bill, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morell, Michael J.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

United States.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--Officials and employees--Biography.

Qaida (Organization).

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Twelve, 2015.

Summary:

"THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME offers an unprecedented assessment of the CIA while at the forefront of our nation's war against al-Qa'ida and during the most remarkable period in the history of the Agency. Called the "Bob Gates of his generation," Michael Morell is a top CIA officer who saw it all--the only person with President Bush on 9/11/01 and with President Obama on 5/1/11 when Usama Bin Laden was brought to justice. Like Ghost Wars, See No Evil, and At the Center of the Storm, THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME will be a vivid, newsmaking account of the CIA, a life of secrets and a war in the shadows"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Opening Salvos 1

Chapter 2 The President and the Sheikh 27

Chapter 3 The Darkest Hours 45

Chapter 4 The Finest Hours 61

Chapter 5 An Imperfect Storm 77

Chapter 6 Al Qa'idas Nine Lives 108

Chapter 7 No Mickey Mouse Operation 143

Chapter 8 Al Qa'ida Spring 177

Chapter 9 9/11/2012 197

Chapter 10 Stalking Points 211

Chapter 11 Tortured Logic 245

Chapter 12 Breach of Trust 280

Chapter 13 The Long War Ahead 299

Chapter 14 Carved in Stone 328.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781455585663

1455585661

9781455590551

145559055X

OCLC:

891126052