{"product_id":"book-ajhw","title":"The Art of Intelligence","description":"\u003ci\u003eA legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the  spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while  illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers  and their secret missions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global covert  operations against America's terrorist enemies, including al Qaeda. In  the days after 9\/11, the CIA tasked Crumpton to organize and lead the  Afghanistan campaign. With Crumpton's strategic initiative and bold  leadership, from the battlefield to the Oval Office, U.S. and Afghan  allies routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in less than ninety days after the  Twin Towers fell. At the height of combat against the Taliban in late  2001, there were fewer than five hundred Americans on the ground in  Afghanistan, a dynamic blend of CIA and Special Forces. The campaign  changed the way America wages war. This book will change the way America  views the CIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e draws from the full arc of Crumpton's  espionage and covert action exploits to explain what America's spies do  and why their service is more valuable than ever. From his early years in  Africa, where he recruited and ran sources, from loathsome criminals to  heroic warriors; to his liaison assignment at the FBI, the CIA's  Counterterrorism Center, the development of the UAV Predator program, and  the Afghanistan war; to his later work running all CIA clandestine  operations inside the United States, he employs enthralling storytelling  to teach important lessons about national security, but also about duty,  honor, and love of country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo book like \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e has ever been written-not  with Crumpton's unique perspective, in a time when America faced such  grave and uncertain risk. It is an epic, sure to be a classic in the  annals of espionage and war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49337075171632,"sku":"BDajhw","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/291896-ajhw-Square.jpg?v=1733963073","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ajhw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}