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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250271843
ISBN-139781250271846
eBay Product ID (ePID)4050086354
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlack Ops : the Life of a Cia Shadow Warrior
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Special Forces, Terrorism, Intelligence & Espionage, Military
Publication Year2022
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRic Prado
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight21.5 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-046532
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal327.12730092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents PROLOGUE PART I: CHAPTER ONE: Cuban Sunset CHAPTER TWO: The Silver Spurs CHAPTER THREE: American Origins CHAPTER FOUR: Starting from the Bottom CHAPTER FIVE: Embracing and Escaping the Street PART II: CHAPTER SIX: Running Through the Shade CHAPTER SEVEN: Agency Man CHAPTER EIGHT: The Much-Maligned Patriots CHAPTER NINE: On the Spearhead of the Reagan Doctrine CHAPTER TEN: Friends in Low Places CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Barracudas CHAPTER TWELVE: Risks and Rewards PART III: CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Living in Yellow CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Washington Two Step CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Swimming Up The Chain CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Exploiting the Chain CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Sparrows CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Afternoon of Darkness CHAPTER NINETEEN: A Stranger's Loyalty CHAPTER TWENTY: The Outcast Kingdom PART IV: CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Jihad Factory CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: The Godfather of Terror CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: The Meat Eater's Shangri-La CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Tombstone Rules CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Headquarters Station CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: The Last Normal Morning CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: The Payback Begins CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: The New Initiative CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Construct CHAPTER THIRTY: Crystal Marbles CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Not Nine to Five Material POSTSCRIPT: The Forty Year Brief ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SynopsisThe Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric's legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism. Operating in the shadows, Ric and his fellow CIA officers fought a little-seen and virtually unknown war to keep USA safe from those who would do it harm. After duty stations in Central, South America, and the Philippines, Black Ops follows Ric into the highest echelons of the CIA's headquarters at Langley, Virginia. In late 1995, he became Deputy Chief of Station and co-founding member of the Bin Laden Task Force. Three years later, after serving as head of Korean Operations, Ric took on one of the most dangerous missions of his career: to re-establish a once-abandoned CIA station inside a hostile nation long since considered a front line of the fight against Islamic terrorism. He and his team carried out covert operations and developed assets that proved pivotal in the coming War on Terror. A harrowing memoir of life in the shadowy world of assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries, Black Ops is a testament to the courage, creativity and dedication of the Agency's Special Activities Group and its elite shadow warriors.
LC Classification NumberJK468.I6A3 2022
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- 22. Jun. 2022
CIA Operator’s Story
The author worked in CIA clandestine operations and at HQ after escaping as a child from Castro’s Cuba. This is about his work with the contras forward to other more recent operations. The author strove to provide b a true counter narratives to public impressions about the CIA and it’s activities.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Jul. 2023
A very Partriotic read.
The title is misleading. I would say "Batista Regime VS Castro Regime". I gives a story of outstanding character of hard working middle & lower class Cubans who suffered as much as our Bay of Pigs mixed personnel. This book told us about strong family values vs dealing with the enemy you know such as Batista, vs dealing with a worse enemy the Communists of Russia. ( I know the facts, that our government didn't support Castro the Dr. who hated the corrupt Batista regime, so he took an offer from the Soviets which later he couldn't refuse. Hence we lost an ally. My comment. )Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Mär. 2022
Title says it all
Very easy flowing read. Great for SpecOp and History buffs. Prado is the real deal, no Hollywood fluff here.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 15. Mai. 2022
A great read about an immigrant with lived the American dream!!
Ric Prado is an American success story. A true patriot to our country! Read like fiction but it hits the mark with truth. Semper Fi!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Mär. 2022
Golden hawks
Great example on how to show your appreciation to a country that opens its arms for you.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Apr. 2023
Gooood !
FantasticBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
