Fox, Amaryllis
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
- ISBN 13:
- 9780525564089
- author:
- Fox, Amaryllis
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.2 x 1.7 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Military, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Life Undercover: A Memoir of My Ten Years in the CIA's Elite Clandestine Ops Unit Amaryllis Fox's memoir is a gripping account of her ten years in the CIA's most elite clandestine ops unit, where she hunted down the world's most dangerous terrorists in sixteen countries. Her story begins with a personal tragedy - the brutal capture and beheading of her writing mentor Daniel Pearl - which galvanized her to pursue a career in conflict and terrorism. Fox's journey took her from studying theology and international law at Oxford to creating an algorithm that predicted the likelihood of terrorist cells arising in villages around the world. She was recruited by the CIA at just twenty-one and quickly rose through the ranks, undergoing advanced operations training and being deployed as a spy under non-official cover. Her work took her to remote areas of the Middle East and Asia, where she infiltrated terrorist networks and gathered intelligence. This is a thrilling and intense memoir that offers a unique insight into the world of espionage and counter-terrorism.
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