The great war of our time : the CIA's fight against terrorism--from al Qa'ida to ISIS

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Label

The great war of our time : the CIA's fight against terrorism--from al Qa'ida to ISIS

Title remainder

the CIA's fight against terrorism--from al Qa'ida to ISIS

Statement of responsibility

Michael Morell ; with Bill Harlow

Creator

• Morell, Michael J

Contributor

• Harlow, Bill, 1950-

Author

• Morell, Michael J
• Harlow, Bill, 1950-

Subject

• Qaida (Organization)
• Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography
• Autobiographies
• War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
• IS (Organization)
• Morell, Michael J

Genre

• Biography
• Autobiographies

Language

eng

Summary

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 on 9/11/01 when terrorists struck America and in the White House Situation Room advising President Obama on 5/1/11 when America struck back--killing Usama bin Ladin. 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 important, shows readers that the threat of terrorism did not die with Bin Ladin 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

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

363.325/1630973

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

JK468.I6

LC item number

M665 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult