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Surprise, Kill, Vanish : The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins by Annie Jacobsen (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316441430
ISBN-139780316441438
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038279910
Product Key Features
Book TitleSurprise, Kill, Vanish : the Secret History of Cia Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicIntelligence & Espionage, Military / United States, United States / 21st Century
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorAnnie Jacobsen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight29.5 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsPraise 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 Edition23
Dewey Decimal327.1273009
SynopsisFrom 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., *The USA Today bestseller* Surprise... your target. Kill... your enemy. Vanish... without a trace. From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, t he untold story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. 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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- 31 Aug, 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-owned
- 10 Sep, 2019
Great read
A real page turnerVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Apr, 2024
Nice product , good quality and fantastic price.
Nice product , good quality and fantastic price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jan, 2020
Thourough
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Apr, 2022
Excellent Read
Very telling and informative.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
