The Art of Intelligence

Henry A. Crumpton

Mey 2012 · Penguin Random House Audio · Kuchazwe ngu-David Colacci

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A 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

For 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.

The Art of Intelligence 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.

No book like The Art of Intelligence 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.

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Henry A. Crumpton is the chairman and CEO of Crumpton Group LLC, a global business advisory firm. After a 24-year career in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, he served as the US coordinator for counterterrorism with the rank of Ambassador at Large. He lives in the Washington, DC, area.

David Colacci moved to New York City in 2003 to pursue a career as a full-time audiobook narrator. He has recorded more than sixty audiobooks, including such titles as Anne Perry's William Monk series, Donna Leon's Guido Brunetti series, and Michael Chabon's The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Every summer he serves as the artistic director at the Hope Summer Repertory Theater in Holland, Michigan.