Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, At Home and Abroad,John O. Brennan

-About this book
In this book, Brennan, the son of an Irish immigrant who settled in New Jersey, describes the life that took him from being a young CIA recruit enamored with the mystique of spy work, secretly defiant enough to drive a motorcycle and sport a diamond earring, and invigorated by his travels in the Middle East to being the most powerful individual in American intelligence. He details his experiences with very different presidents and what it’s been like to bear responsibility for some of the nation’s most crucial and polarizing national security decisions.

He pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the Agency, describing the selfless, patriotic, and invisible work of the women and men involved in national security. He also examines the insularity, arrogance, and myopia that have, at times, undermined its reputation in the eyes of the American people and of members of other branches of government.

Through topics ranging from George W. Bush’s intervention in Iraq to his thoughts on the CIA’s controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques to his eye-opening account of the planning of the raid that resulted in Bin Ladin’s death to his realization that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election, Brennan brings the reader behind the scenes of some of the most crucial moments in recent U.S. history. He also candidly discusses the times he has failed to live up to his own high standards and the very public fallouts that have resulted.

With its behind-the-scenes look at how major U.S. national security policies and actions unfolded during his long and distinguished career—especially during his eight years in the Obama administration—John Brennan’s memoir is a work of history with strong implications for the future of America and our country’s relationships with other world powers.

Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad offers a rare and insightful look at the often-obscured world of national security, the intelligence profession, and Washington’s chaotic political environment.

CONTENTS

Preface
1. Friday, January 6, 2017
2. Jersey Boy
3. Coming of Age
4. Discovering the Middle East
5. “So, You Are Interested in Joining the CIA?”
6. Out of Operations
7. John of Arabia
8. Analyze This
9. Countering Terror
10. Briefing the “First Customers”
11. Saudi Arabia Redux
12. Back at Langley During Stormy Times
13. Falling Short
14. The Challenge of a Government “Start-Up”
15. A New TAC(K)
16. Joining the Obama Team
17. Working in the West Wing
18. Taking Life to Save Life
19. The “Pacer” of Abbottabad
20. Factoring in Fourth-Order Effects
21. Second Shot at the Best Job in Government
22. Stirring the CIA Pot
23. A Tortured Senate Report
24. Oh, the People I’ve Met
25. Dealing with Russian Intrigue
26. What the Hell Just Happened?
27. Undaunted
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Date de parution :6 octobre 2020

Éditeur : Celadon Books

ISBN :1250241774

ISBN13: 9781250241771

N.de pages :464 Pages

Langue : Anglais