Written by one of its own graduates, Class 11: Inside the CIA's First Post-9/11 Spy Class is a gripping insider's look at the first post-9/11 CIA training class--the most elite and secretive espionage training program in the country. Like all Americans, T. J. Waters was stunned, angry, and grief stricken by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. More than that, he wanted to take action to help prevent such an event from ever happening again. Waters was t alone. In the weeks following the attacks, the Central Intelligence Agency received over 150,000 resumes from people wanting to serve their nation as spies. More than one hundred students were admitted to the CIA's Clandestine Service to become Class 11, the first post-9/11 CIA training class. It was the largest and most diverse class in the agency's history. Joining Waters were a World Trade Center victim's fiancee, an NFL alumnus, a New York City comedian, a college athletics coach, a hostage negotiator, and a single mother. Class 11 is the real story of how this band of everyday Americans joined together to endure the challenge of a lifetime and serve their country. Against the backdrop of Osama bin Laden's videotaped taunts; the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks; and the loss of a CIA field officer in Afghanistan, Waters takes readers behind the scenes, where the trainees learned methods of subterfuge, mastering disguises, withstanding interrogations, and crossing into hostile territory without being detected. Class 11 is a fascinating and moving portrait of an extraordinary group of Americans with the courage and resolve to make a difference in the war on terror.BONUS AUDIO: Exclusive Author Interview The classic movie interpretation of the spy world doesn't really reflect chasing Al Qaeda across the Afghan frontier.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
ISBN-10
140010226x
ISBN-13
9781400102266
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178111918
Product Key Features
Author
T. J. Waters
Format
CD-Audio, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Subject
Current Affairs & Issues
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, Ct
Running Time
660
Narrator(s)
Patrick Lawlor
Author Biography
Prior to joining the CIA, T. J. Waters was a vice president of a private consulting firm specializing in intelligence collection and training. He is currently a senior intelligence analyst for the Department of Defense. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, Patrick Lawlor is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. His recent audio includes the New York Times bestseller The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell (Tantor). Lawlor is masterful. --The Philadelphia Inquirer