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THE TARGETER
MY LIFE IN THE CIA, ON THE HUNT FOR THE GODFATHER OF ISIS |
| By: |
Nada Bakos, David Coburn |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0316260479 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780316260473 |
| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY |
| Pub. date: |
31 August, 2017 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
The story of a young woman from Montana who joined the CIA and worked her way up through the ranks to the frontline of the fight against Islamic extremists. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, DC, to join the CIA. Quickly realizing her affinity for intelligence work, Nada was determined to rise through the ranks of the agency first as an analyst and then as a Targeting Officer, eventually finding herself on the frontline of America's War against Islamic extremists. In this role, Nada was charged with finding the godfather of ISIS and mastermind of Al Qaeda in Iraq: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. In a tight, tension-packed narrative that takes the reader from Langley deep into Iraq, Bakos reveals the inner workings of the Agency and the largely hidden world of intelligence gathering post 9/11. Entrenched in the predominantly male world of the CIA, Bakos belonged to a small yet dedicated sisterhood leading U.S. Special Operations Forces to the doorstep of one of the world's most wanted terrorists. Filled with on-the-ground insights and poignant personal anecdotes, The Targeter shows us the great personal sacrifice that comes with intelligence work.This is Nada's story, but it is also an intimate chronicle of how a group of determined, ambitious men and women worked tirelessly in the heart of the CIA to ensure our nation's safety at home and abroad. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Little, Brown & Company |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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