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ISBN
9780316441438
Book Title
Surprise, Kill, Vanish : the Secret History of Cia Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
Item Length
9.6 in
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Publication Year
2019
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.5 in
Author
Annie Jacobsen
Genre
History, Political Science
Topic
Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States, United States / 21st Century
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
29.5 Oz
Number of Pages
560 Pages

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From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. Surprise . . . your target. Kill . . . your enemy. Vanish . . . without a trace. When diplomacy fails, and war is unwise, the president calls on the CIA's Special Activities Division, a highly-classified branch of the CIA and the most effective, black operations force in the world. Originally known as the president's guerrilla warfare corps, SAD conducts risky and ruthless operations that have evolved over time to defend America from its enemies. Almost every American president since World War II has asked the CIA to conduct sabotage, subversion and, yes, assassination. With unprecedented access to forty-two men and women who proudly and secretly worked on CIA covert operations from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day, along with declassified documents and deep historical research, Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen unveils -- like never before -- a complex world of individuals working in treacherous environments populated with killers, connivers, and saboteurs. Despite Hollywood notions of off-book operations and external secret hires, covert action is actually one piece in a colossal foreign policy machine. Written with the pacing of a thriller, Surprise, Kill, Vanish brings to vivid life the sheer pandemonium and chaos, as well as the unforgettable human will to survive and the intellectual challenge of not giving up hope that define paramilitary and intelligence work. Jacobsen's exclusive interviews -- with members of the CIA's Senior Intelligence Service (equivalent to the Pentagon's generals), its counterterrorism chiefs, targeting officers, and Special Activities Division's Ground Branch operators who conduct today's close-quarters killing operations around the world -- reveal, for the first time, the enormity of this shocking, controversial, and morally complex terrain. Is the CIA's paramilitary army America's weaponized strength, or a liability to its principled standing in the world? Every operation reported in this book, however unsettling, is legal.

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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316441430
ISBN-13
9780316441438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038279910

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Book Title
Surprise, Kill, Vanish : the Secret History of Cia Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
Author
Annie Jacobsen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States, United States / 21st Century
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
560 Pages

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Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
29.5 Oz

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Praise for Phenomena "With Phenomena , Annie Jacobsen has once again produced an utterly absorbing and brilliantly reported chronicle that truly breaks new ground. This is a boundary-breaking story of mental phenomena-extra sensory perception techniques-that is truly a pleasure to read. A mind-bending triumph!"-- Alex Kershaw, bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies
Dewey Decimal
327.1273009
Dewey Edition
23

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  • by jablank_9998
    Aug 31, 2021

    Not quite what you'd think

    I thought it would be more specific on the op side. The author focuses a great deal on Billy Waugh, who is a very interesting person and a true patriot. However, I was hoping for a bit more detail on other operators, missions, etc.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: dreambooks_co

  • by pghskier
    Sep 09, 2019

    Great read

    A real page turner

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: brain_seller

  • by r_feibr_wfaj0gf
    Apr 20, 2024

    Nice product , good quality and fantastic price.

    Nice product , good quality and fantastic price.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: waddlebooks

  • by amfwpb2005
    Jan 27, 2020

    Thourough

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: lvgye4zmtsy@deleted

  • by jimsmb
    Apr 04, 2022

    Excellent Read

    Very telling and informative.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: gibbecommerce

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