Michael Morell, the recently retired Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is one of the country's most prominent national security professionals with extensive experience in intelligence and foreign policy.
Bill Harlow is a writer, consultant and public relations specialist. He spent seven years as the top spokesman for the Central Intelligence Agency. He co-authored George Tenet's #1 New York Times bestseller At the Center of the Storm.
"[THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME] sheds new light on U.S.
controversies."--Yahoo!
"A remarkable narrative about the greatest national security threat
America has faced since the Cold War and how the country's premier
intelligence agency dealt with it. In THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME
Michael Morell provides an astute look at key battles won and lost
in the fight against al Qa'ida, and he offers invaluable insights
for both intelligence and policy into battles yet to come. Anyone
who wants to know how the CIA dealt with the al Qa'ida menace and
how the country should address it going forward should read this
book."--Robert Gates, former secretary of defense and CIA
director
"An insider's view...[and] a good addition, particularly for those
of us not in the "circle of knowledge."--Los Angeles Times
"Fascinating new book..."--Sean Hannity, Fox News
"Insightful.....Readers are given an inside look and riveting
account of the hours after the 9/11 attacks when he was with
President George W. Bush as the president received news of the
attacks. Morell was a witness to history at that moment and
describes those events in admirable detail."--Washington Free
Beacon
"Intelligence professionals are an unsung but absolutely critical
part of our country's national security, and Michael Morell, who
served 33 years at CIA, was one of the best intelligence officers
our nation has ever had. His service at the senior ranks of CIA
coincided with the Agency's fight against al Qa'ida, and in the THE
GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME he recounts this history with honesty,
insight, and poignancy. This is a very readable book in which you
will learn a lot of things you didn't know before-including what
it's like to work as an intelligence professional."--Joseph
Lieberman, former US Senator
"Lucid and informative"--Commentary Magazine
"Michael Morell has written a compelling narrative about the fight
against al Qa'ida and the terror it inspires and exports globally.
He provides rare and thoughtful insight into the mystifying world
of intelligence, to include the remarkable and patriotic Americans
who serve there. Michael is the 'best of the best' and portrays the
CIA at a sustained level of excellence during remarkably tough
times."--Mike Mullen, ADM, USN (ret.), former chairman, US Joint
Chiefs of Staff
"More than almost anyone else alive, Michael Morell knows the
secrets of U.S. national security. Over the past two decades, the
former deputy director of the CIA has played a central role in the
nation's biggest counterterrorism events, starting with the
response to 9/11. In his new book, THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME, he
draws on this experience to deliver warnings for the
future."--Michael Hirsh, Politico
"Morell has written a riveting and important memoir of the CIA's
participation in these events, which offers an admirable amount of
self-criticism (alongside some cheerleading), as well as a rare
glimpse into the daily life and mindset of someone at the top of
the spy game."--National Review
"Must-read for anyone thinking seriously about terrorism. An
authoritative, insightful insider's account of the CIA's leadership
in the War on Terror. Courageously ducks none of the thorny issues,
from torture and Snowden to Usama bin Ladin."--Graham Allison,
former dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and
author of Essence of Decision
"There are few truly 'must read' books out there, but along with
Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower, Morell's new THE GREAT WAR OF
OUR TIME is one of them. Combine Wright's and Morell's books and
you have a history of the rise of Islamist fanaticism vis-a-vis the
United States from the end of World War II to the present. Everyone
running for president should read both books...This is not a book
for partisans (Presidents Bush and Obama both come in for praise
and criticism) but one for future decision makers. It is also one
for political writers."--Hugh Hewitt, Washington Examiner
"THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME has more gripping stories about his
professional and personal life. Morell provides a thoughtful
insight into the world of intelligence. He explains the different
terrorist threats as well as how the CIA handled and assessed them.
In addition he also shows that a CIA official many times must
sacrifice their personal life for their professional
duties."--WorkingMother.com
"THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME is both fascinating and revealing. It is
also extremely sobering."--FoxNews.com
"THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME...offers a rich haul of gossipy insider
details... But the book also makes many strong and unsettling
claims: that the Arab Spring helped Islamic extremism flourish,
that the Edward Snowden revelations directly aided ISIS, that the
use of enhanced interrogation techniques such as waterboarding
yielded essential intelligence, and that the hijacking of a
transatlantic flight remains well within the capacities of Al
Qaeda.... Ultimately he presents a persuasive and powerful case
that without substantial financial and political investment in
disrupting international terrorism, most of these future threats
are not simply possible but inevitable."--Christian Science
Monitor
"THE GREATWAR OF OUR TIME should be required reading for everyone.
Mike [Morell] was in the room for some of our most important
military decisions over the past two decades, and if you want an
honest reflection on terrorism and what the USA is doing about it,
buy this book."--WGN Radio
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