The way of the knife : the CIA, a secret army, and a war at the ends of the earth
Mazzetti, Mark2013
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A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter's riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines.
Main title:
Author:
Mazzetti, Mark, author
Imprint:
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2013.©2013.
Collation:
xii, 379 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366) and index.Also issued online.
System details:
Winner of Pulitzer Prize.
Contents:
Prologue: the war beyond -- 1: Permission to kill -- 2: A marriage among spies -- 3: Cloak-and-dagger men -- 4: Rumsfeld's spies -- 5: The angry bird -- 6: A true Pashtun -- 7: Convergence -- 8: A war by proxy -- 9: The base -- 10: Games without frontiers -- 11: The old man's return -- 12: The scalpel's edge -- 13: The scramble for Africa -- 14: The unraveling -- 15: The doctor and the sheikh -- 16: Fire from the sky -- Epilogue: A spy in leisure world.
ISBN:
9781922070661 (paperback)
Dewey class:
356.160973
Local class:
356.16
Language:
English
Subject:
United States. Department of DefenseUnited States. Central Intelligence AgencySpecial operations (Military science) -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryNational security -- United States -- Decision makingInteragency coordination -- United StatesUnited States -- Military policy -- Decision making
BRN:
53869
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 356.16 WAY | Available |