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The Great War of Our Time

The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism--From al Qa'ida to ISIS

Contributors

By Michael Morell

With Bill Harlow

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 12, 2015
Page Count
544 pages
Publisher
Twelve
ISBN-13
9781455589616

Price

$46.00

Price

$59.00 CAD

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Similarly to See No Evil and At the Center of the Storm, this is a vivid and gripping account of the Central Intelligence Agency—full of secrets and mystery.

Called the “Bob Gates of his generation” by Politico, Michael Morell was a top CIA officer who played a critical role in the most important counterterrorism events of the past two decades. Morell was by President Bush’s side when terrorists struck America on 9/11 and in the White House Situation Room advising President Obama when America struck back—killing Osama bin Laden. From the subway bombings in London to the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Morell always seemed to find himself on the cusp of history.

A superb intelligence analyst and briefer, Morell now presents The Great War of Our Time, where he uses his talents to offer an unblinking and insightful assessment of CIA’s counterterrorism successes and failures of the past twenty years and, perhaps most importantly, shows readers that the threat of terrorism did not die with Bin Laden in Abbottabad. Morell illuminates new, growing threats from terrorist groups that, if unaddressed, could leave the country vulnerable to attacks that would dwarf 9/11 in magnitude.

Along the way Morell provides intimate portraits of the leadership styles of figures ranging from Presidents Bush and Obama, CIA directors Tenet, Goss, Hayden, Petraeus, Panetta, and Brennan, and a host of others.


Michael Morell

About the Author

Michael Morell, the recently retired Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is one of the country’s most prominent national security professionals with extensive experience in intelligence and foreign policy.

Bill Harlow is a writer, consultant and public relations specialist. He spent seven years as the top spokesman for the Central Intelligence Agency. He co-authored George Tenet’s #1 New York Times bestseller At the Center of the Storm.

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