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050 00 UA23|b.V4374 2023 
082 00 355.00973|223/eng/20230112 
100 1  Vickers, Michael G.,|eauthor. 
245 10 By all means available :|bmemoirs of a life in 
       intelligence, special operations, and strategy /|cMichael 
       G. Vickers. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bAlfred A. Knopf,|c2023. 
264  4 |c©2023 
300    559 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations 
       (some color), maps ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-528) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPart I: Preparation  --|tGreen Beret ; Special forces 
       Operator and Commander ; Going to war with CIA ; 
       Counterterrorism operations, Operational Certification ; 
       Part II: War with the Red Army  --|tThe Great Commission ;
       Developing a war-winning strategy ; Critical decisions: 
       March 1985 to January 1986 ; Driving the Soviets out ; "We
       won" ; Building new intellectual capital ; Part III: War 
       with Al-Qa'ida  --|tNo sanctuary ; Disrupt, dismantle, 
       defeat ; The war beyond the core ; HVT1 ; Neptune's spear 
       ; Af-Pak ; Surge, drawdown, transition, defeat ; Iraq: 
       hidden surge to ISIS ; Part IV: Fighting on multiple 
       fronts  --|tCounter proliferation ; Counter narco-
       insurgency ; The battle for the Middle East ; Crisis and 
       change in defense intelligence ; The return of great power
       competition ; Winning the New Cold War ; Part V: 
       Reflections  --|tIntelligence, special operations, and 
       strategy ; The long goodbye. 
520    "A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special 
       operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 
       1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret 
       campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a 
       strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers 
       transformed the campaign into an all-out effort to help 
       the Afghans win their war. More than any other American, 
       he was responsible for the outcome in Afghanistan that led
       to the end of the Cold War. In By All Means Available, 
       Vickers recounts his remarkable career, from his days as a
       Green Beret to his vision for victory in Afghanistan to 
       his role in waging America's war on terror at the highest 
       levels in government. In captivating detail, he depicts 
       his years in Special Forces, revealing how those 
       experiences directly influenced his approach to shaping 
       policy, and offers a deeply informed analysis of the 
       greatest challenges facing America today. This is a 
       riveting and illuminating insider's account of the 
       military and intelligence worlds at every level"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Vickers, Michael G. 
610 10 United States.|bDepartment of Defense|xOfficials and 
       employees|vBiography. 
610 10 United States.|bCentral Intelligence Agency|vBiography. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy.|bSpecial Forces|vBiography. 
610 17 United States.|bArmy.|bSpecial Forces.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00535878 
610 17 United States.|bCentral Intelligence Agency.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00536259 
610 17 United States.|bDepartment of Defense.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01852447 
647  7 Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan|c(Afghanistan :|d1979-
       1989)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01355030 
647  7 War on Terrorism|d(2001-2009)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01754980 
648  7 1979-2009|2fast 
650  0 War on Terrorism, 2001-2009|vPersonal narratives, 
       American. 
650  0 Terrorism|zUnited States|xPrevention|xHistory. 
650  0 Special operations (Military science)|zUnited States
       |xHistory. 
650  0 National security|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Strategy. 
650  7 Employees.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00909111 
650  7 National security.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01033711 
650  7 Special operations (Military science)|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01128975 
650  7 Strategy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01134406 
650  7 Terrorism|xPrevention.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01148123 
651  0 Afghanistan|xHistory|ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989
       |vPersonal narratives, American. 
651  7 Afghanistan.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205406 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
655  7 Personal narratives|vAmerican.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01424071 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Personal narratives.|2lcgft 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aVickers, Michael G., 1953-|tBy all 
       means available|dNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023
       |z9781101947715|w(DLC)  2022037619 
994    C0|bWHP