Left of Boom: How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Quaeda
by Laux, Douglas; Pezzullo, Ralph
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
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New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards and spine imprinted in red metallic with ttle and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 301 pages. On September 11, 2001, Doug Laux was a freshman in college, on the path to becoming a doctor. But with the fall of the Twin Towers came a turning point in his life. After graduating he joined the Central Intelligence Agency, determined to get himself to Afghanistan and into the center of the action. Through persistence and hard work he was fast-tracked to a clandestine operations position overseas. Dropped into a remote region of Afghanistan, he received his baptism by fire. Frustrated by bureaucratic red tape, a widespread lack of knowledge of the local customs and culture and an attitude of complacency that hindered his ability to combat the local Taliban, Doug confounded his peers by dressing like a native and mastering the local dialect, making contact and building sources within several deadly terrorist networks. His new approach resulted in unprecedented successes, including uncovering the largest IED network in the world, responsible for killing hundreds of US soldiers. Meanwhile, Doug had to keep up false pretenses with his family, girlfriend and friends--nobody could know what he did for a living--and deal with the emotional turbulence of constantly living a lie. His double life was building to an explosive resolution, with repercussions that would have far reaching consequences. .
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- Title
- Left of Boom: How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Quaeda
- Author
- Laux, Douglas; Pezzullo, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 125008136X
- ISBN 13
- 9781250081360
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
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- Political Science;
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