LEADER 00000cam 2200745 i 4500 001 on1346213519 003 OCoLC 005 20230629152747.0 008 230103t20232023nyuabf e b 001 0aeng 010 2022037618 020 9781101947708|q(hardcover) 020 1101947705|q(hardcover) 020 |z9781101947715|qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)1346213519 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCF|dRNL|dOCO|dVP@|dJAS|dACN|dYDX |dAHH|dWHP 042 pcc 043 n-us---|aa-af--- 049 WHPP 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
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