Left of boom : how a young CIA case officer penetrated the Taliban and al-Qaeda
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Left of boom : how a young CIA case officer penetrated the Taliban and al-Qaeda
AUTHOR:
Laux, Douglas.
Pezzullo, Ralph.
ISBN:
9781250081360
EDITION:
First edition.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
301 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm
ABSTRACT:
"On September 11, 2001, Douglas 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.
SUBJECT:
| Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American. |
| Afghan War, 2001- -- Secret service -- United States. |
| United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography. |
| Qaida (Organization) |
| Taliban. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"On September 11, 2001, Douglas 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.