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Author:
Mudd, Philip.
Title:
Takedown : inside the hunt for Al Qaeda / Philip Mudd.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press,
Copyright Date:
c2013
Description:
xvi, 200 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Mudd, Philip.
United States.--Central Intelligence Agency--Officials and employees--Biography.
United States.--Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees--Biography.
Qaida (Organization)
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
Terrorism--Government policy--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The 9/11 aftermath -- A return to Langley -- The spreading threat: moving beyond the core of the Al Qaeda -- The Second War: the intelligence problem of Iraq -- A new view at CIA: Deputy Director of the counterterrorist center -- The years of threat -- Watching threats at home: the FBI calls -- One more transfer: intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security.
Summary:
Takedown is a gripping narrative of tracking terrorism during what may be the most exhilarating but trying times the American intelligence community has ever experienced.
ISBN:
0812244966 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780812244960 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2012038313
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

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