Binding: Paperback
Description: Left of Boom is the explosive New York Times bestselling memoir by a young CI a operative on the front lines in Afghanistan. On September 11, 2001, Douglas Laux was a freshman in college on the path to becoming a doctor. But with the fall of the Twin Towers came a turning point in his life. After graduating he joined the Central Intelligence Agency determined to get himself to Afghanistan and into the center of the action. Through persistence and hard work he was fast - tracked to a clandestine operations position overseas. Dropped into a remote region of Afghanistan he received his baptism by fire. Frustrated by bureaucratic red tape a widespread lack of knowledge of the local customs and culture and an attitude of complacency that hindered his ability to combat the local Taliban Doug confounded his peers by dressing like a native and mastering the local dialect making contact and building sources within several deadly terrorist networks. His new approach resulted in unprecedented successes for the CI a including the uncovering the largest IED network in the world responsible for killing hundreds of US soldiers. Meanwhile Doug had to keep up false pretenses with his family girlfriend and friends - - nobody could know what he did for a living - - and deal with the emotional turbulence of constantly living a lie. His double life was building to an explosive resolution with repercussions that would have far reaching consequences. Left of Boom tells his story.
Title: Left Of Boom How A Young Cia Case Officer Penetrated The Taliban And Al - Qaeda
Author(s): Pezzullo Ralph
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250116888
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/25/2017
Category: Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military