Undaunted : my fight against America's enemies, at home and abroad / John O. Brennan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brennan, John O., 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brennan, John O., 1955-.

Brennan, John O.

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

United States.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.

Intelligence officers.

Intelligence service.

History.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--21st century.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.

Intelligence service--United States--History--20th century.

Intelligence service--United States--History--21st century.

Employees.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

History.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xii, 446 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Celadon Books, 2020.

Summary:

"A powerful and revelatory memoir from former CIA director John Brennan, spanning his more than thirty years in government."--Dust jacket flap.

Brennan pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the Central Intelligence Agency, describing the selfless, patriotic, and invisible work of the women and men involved in national security. He also examines the insularity, arrogance, and myopia that have, at times, undermined its reputation in the eyes of the American people and of members of other branches of government. He brings the reader behind the scenes of some of the most crucial moments in recent U.S. history. He also candidly discusses the times he has failed to live up to his own high standards and the very public fallouts that have resulted. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Friday, January 6, 2017

2. Jersey Boy

3. Coming Of Age

4. Discovering The Middle East

5. "So, You Are Interested In Joining The Cia?"

6. Out Of Operations

7. John Of Arabia

8. Analyze This

9. Countering Terror

10. Briefing The "First Customers"

11. Saudi Arabia Redux

12. Back At Langley During Stormy Times

13. Falling Short

14. The Challenge Of A Government "Start-Up"

15. A New Tac(K)

16. Joining The Obama Team

17. Working In The West Wing

18. Taking Life To Save Life

19. The "Pacer" Of Abbottabad

20. Factoring In Fourth-Order Effects

21. Second Shot At The Best Job In Government

22. Stirring The Cia Pot

23. A Tortured Senate Report

24. Oh, The People I've Met

25. Dealing With Russian Intrigue

26. What The Hell Just Happened?

27. Undaunted.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781250241771

1250241774

OCLC:

1196836497