By all means available memoirs of a life in intelligence, special operations, and strategy
"A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers transformed th...
| Main Author: | Vickers, Michael G. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Preparation
- Green Beret ; Special forces Operator and Commander ; Going to war with CIA ; Counterterrorism operations, Operational Certification ; Part II: War with the Red Army
- The Great Commission ; Developing a war-winning strategy ; Critical decisions: March 1985 to January 1986 ; Driving the Soviets out ; "We won" ; Building new intellectual capital ; Part III: War with Al-Qa'ida
- No sanctuary ; Disrupt, dismantle, defeat ; The war beyond the core ; HVT1 ; Neptune's spear ; Af-Pak ; Surge, drawdown, transition, defeat ; Iraq: hidden surge to ISIS ; Part IV: Fighting on multiple fronts
- Counter proliferation ; Counter narco-insurgency ; The battle for the Middle East ; Crisis and change in defense intelligence ; The return of great power competition ; Winning the New Cold War ; Part V: Reflections
- Intelligence, special operations, and strategy ; The long goodbye.