Author: W. E. B. Griffin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399155178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
In the wake of a series of murders involving covert intelligence informers, Delta Force Lieutenant Colonel Charley Castillo wonders about vague similarities between the killings and a recent case involving a pair of CIA traitors, a situation that is further complicated by an arms dealer's prediction that the deaths are linked to Kremlin activities. 400,000 first printing.
Black Ops
Author: W.E.B. Griffin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440658390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
W.E.B. Griffin always hits the target-right at the top of the bestseller lists... W.E.B. Griffin's explosive Presidential Agent novels have gained worldwide acclaim for "leaving satisfied thriller readers hankering for more." Now, in Griffin's latest #1 New York Times bestseller, the Russian bear is stirring after many years of hibernation-and it is hungry.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440658390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
W.E.B. Griffin always hits the target-right at the top of the bestseller lists... W.E.B. Griffin's explosive Presidential Agent novels have gained worldwide acclaim for "leaving satisfied thriller readers hankering for more." Now, in Griffin's latest #1 New York Times bestseller, the Russian bear is stirring after many years of hibernation-and it is hungry.
Black Ops
Author: Ric Prado
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250271851
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism. Operating in the shadows, Ric and his fellow CIA officers fought a little-seen and virtually unknown war to keep USA safe from those who would do it harm. After duty stations in Central, South America, and the Philippines, Black Ops follows Ric into the highest echelons of the CIA’s headquarters at Langley, Virginia. In late 1995, he became Deputy Chief of Station and co-founding member of the Bin Laden Task Force. Three years later, after serving as head of Korean Operations, Ric took on one of the most dangerous missions of his career: to re-establish a once-abandoned CIA station inside a hostile nation long since considered a front line of the fight against Islamic terrorism. He and his team carried out covert operations and developed assets that proved pivotal in the coming War on Terror. A harrowing memoir of life in the shadowy world of assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries, Black Ops is a testament to the courage, creativity and dedication of the Agency’s Special Activities Group and its elite shadow warriors.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250271851
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism. Operating in the shadows, Ric and his fellow CIA officers fought a little-seen and virtually unknown war to keep USA safe from those who would do it harm. After duty stations in Central, South America, and the Philippines, Black Ops follows Ric into the highest echelons of the CIA’s headquarters at Langley, Virginia. In late 1995, he became Deputy Chief of Station and co-founding member of the Bin Laden Task Force. Three years later, after serving as head of Korean Operations, Ric took on one of the most dangerous missions of his career: to re-establish a once-abandoned CIA station inside a hostile nation long since considered a front line of the fight against Islamic terrorism. He and his team carried out covert operations and developed assets that proved pivotal in the coming War on Terror. A harrowing memoir of life in the shadowy world of assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries, Black Ops is a testament to the courage, creativity and dedication of the Agency’s Special Activities Group and its elite shadow warriors.
Black Ops
Author: Tony Geraghty
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1605987611
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A hard-hitting history of special-forces operations over the past fifty years in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel. After eight challenging years in Afghanistan, the new U.S. strategy, aimed at winning hearts and minds rather than search-and-destroy, refocuses the conflict on Special Forces: unorthodox soldiers who work outside of traditional military forces to combine secret military operations with nation building. Tony Geraghty, an expert author in this field for almost thirty years, unveils the extraordinary evolution of this refined style of war-making from its roots in anti-guerrilla warfare in Ireland and Palestine, by way of the creation of the C.I.A., the S.A.S., the Green Berets, America’s Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.), and many others, including Mossad. This history is more than a tale of derring-do, although James Bond-like characters stalk every page. It is a sweeping examination of Black Ops at a time when they represent the future of an open-ended global war against terrorism.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1605987611
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A hard-hitting history of special-forces operations over the past fifty years in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel. After eight challenging years in Afghanistan, the new U.S. strategy, aimed at winning hearts and minds rather than search-and-destroy, refocuses the conflict on Special Forces: unorthodox soldiers who work outside of traditional military forces to combine secret military operations with nation building. Tony Geraghty, an expert author in this field for almost thirty years, unveils the extraordinary evolution of this refined style of war-making from its roots in anti-guerrilla warfare in Ireland and Palestine, by way of the creation of the C.I.A., the S.A.S., the Green Berets, America’s Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.), and many others, including Mossad. This history is more than a tale of derring-do, although James Bond-like characters stalk every page. It is a sweeping examination of Black Ops at a time when they represent the future of an open-ended global war against terrorism.
The CIA's Black Ops
Author: John Jacob Nutter, Ph.D
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615923977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The vast array of CIA black "ops" (operations) has turned the agency into a policy maker dangerously independent of the government that created it. This is an unprecedented declassification of foreign exploits and domestic secrets.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615923977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The vast array of CIA black "ops" (operations) has turned the agency into a policy maker dangerously independent of the government that created it. This is an unprecedented declassification of foreign exploits and domestic secrets.
Black Ops and Other Special Missions of the U.S. Air Force Combat Control Team
Author: Phillip Ryan
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448883946
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
First In, Last Out, is the motto of the U.S. Air Force Combat Control Team, and this elite group certainly lives by that slogan. Readers get a captivating look into this lesser-known branch of the special forces. Additionally, as-told-by accounts of clandestine missions offer a window into what it's really like to be the first ones in and the last ones out of war zones.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448883946
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
First In, Last Out, is the motto of the U.S. Air Force Combat Control Team, and this elite group certainly lives by that slogan. Readers get a captivating look into this lesser-known branch of the special forces. Additionally, as-told-by accounts of clandestine missions offer a window into what it's really like to be the first ones in and the last ones out of war zones.
The Men of Black Ops, Inc., Volume 2
Author: Cindy Gerard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 843
Book Description
An eBook box set of bestselling author Cindy Gerard’s Black Ops, Inc. books 4-6: Feel The Heat, Risk No Secrets, With No Remorse. FEEL THE HEAT Tough, beautiful, and blond, B.J. Chase, a covert operative at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), is assigned to the National Security Agency to find out if and how someone at NSA is leaking information about a top-secret new U.S. weapons program to terrorists. When NSA cryptologist Stephanie Tompkins brings suspicious intercepted messages to the attention of her division head, her superior is killed and Stephanie gets embroiled in a terrorist plot that implicates her as a traitor. Black Ops Inc. swings into action because Stephanie is the completely honorable and patriotic sister of one of their fallen comrades and BOI team member Raphael Mendoza is secretly in love with her. First, Stephanie is taken to a safe house where BOI agent Joe Greene will guard her. Then Colombian-born Rafe Mendoza and DIA agent B.J. are sent to Colombia by the Department of Defense to find and destroy the site where a replica of the new U.S. weapon is being constructed (according to Stephanie’s decoded intercepts). Posing as Rafe’s lover, B.J. goes to Medellin with Rafe who is using his family’s shady business connections to infiltrate the drug cartel bankrolling the weapon. As they carry out their deception, demolish the weapon, fake their own deaths and flee Colombia, Rafe and B.J. fall for each other much to their mutual surprise, just as Stephanie and Joe Greene do back in the States. RISK NO SECRETS When Black Ops, Inc. operative Wyatt Savage’s former girlfriend Sophie calls him out of the blue, desperately requesting his help, Wyatt flies down to El Salvador. He’s never stopped loving Sophie, even though she married his former best friend Hugh, who saved Wyatt's life more times than he can count when they worked together on secret missions for the CIA. Now Sophie is frantic because one of her students was abducted from the school she runs near the U.S. embassy in San Salvador. It appears that Sophie’s twelve-year-old daughter was the kidnapper’s target but they took the other girl by mistake. Wyatt is shocked when Sophie tells him that she and Hugh divorced two years ago, and she and her daughter hardly ever see him because he travels around the world protecting high-level business executives. With help from Sophie and two of his BOI brothers, Wyatt tracks down the kidnappers, but he alone undertakes the challenge of winning Sophie’s heart. WITH NO REMORSE Black Ops, Inc. operative Luke—Doc Holliday—Colter, is taking some much needed down time, making his way across the Peruvian Andes via rail, when banditos attack the moving train in the midnight hours. It soon becomes apparent that robbery is not their intent but the abduction of super model “Valentina,” who is traveling incognito while licking her wounds and recovering from a public scandal involving her ex-husband, high profile US Senator, Marcus Chamberlin. Luke whisks Valentina off the train in a daring escape but the two of them become the targets of a relentless manhunt. Enlisting the aid of Luke’s BOI teammates, they soon discover that Val’s intended abduction is linked to a plot put in play by an international gun smuggling alliance. The BOI team lead by Luke and with Val along as a necessary pawn, must race half way around the world to thwart a ruthless attack that would not only result in a devastating loss of life but destroy a tenuous peace the US and her allies have established in a vastly unstable part of the world.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 843
Book Description
An eBook box set of bestselling author Cindy Gerard’s Black Ops, Inc. books 4-6: Feel The Heat, Risk No Secrets, With No Remorse. FEEL THE HEAT Tough, beautiful, and blond, B.J. Chase, a covert operative at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), is assigned to the National Security Agency to find out if and how someone at NSA is leaking information about a top-secret new U.S. weapons program to terrorists. When NSA cryptologist Stephanie Tompkins brings suspicious intercepted messages to the attention of her division head, her superior is killed and Stephanie gets embroiled in a terrorist plot that implicates her as a traitor. Black Ops Inc. swings into action because Stephanie is the completely honorable and patriotic sister of one of their fallen comrades and BOI team member Raphael Mendoza is secretly in love with her. First, Stephanie is taken to a safe house where BOI agent Joe Greene will guard her. Then Colombian-born Rafe Mendoza and DIA agent B.J. are sent to Colombia by the Department of Defense to find and destroy the site where a replica of the new U.S. weapon is being constructed (according to Stephanie’s decoded intercepts). Posing as Rafe’s lover, B.J. goes to Medellin with Rafe who is using his family’s shady business connections to infiltrate the drug cartel bankrolling the weapon. As they carry out their deception, demolish the weapon, fake their own deaths and flee Colombia, Rafe and B.J. fall for each other much to their mutual surprise, just as Stephanie and Joe Greene do back in the States. RISK NO SECRETS When Black Ops, Inc. operative Wyatt Savage’s former girlfriend Sophie calls him out of the blue, desperately requesting his help, Wyatt flies down to El Salvador. He’s never stopped loving Sophie, even though she married his former best friend Hugh, who saved Wyatt's life more times than he can count when they worked together on secret missions for the CIA. Now Sophie is frantic because one of her students was abducted from the school she runs near the U.S. embassy in San Salvador. It appears that Sophie’s twelve-year-old daughter was the kidnapper’s target but they took the other girl by mistake. Wyatt is shocked when Sophie tells him that she and Hugh divorced two years ago, and she and her daughter hardly ever see him because he travels around the world protecting high-level business executives. With help from Sophie and two of his BOI brothers, Wyatt tracks down the kidnappers, but he alone undertakes the challenge of winning Sophie’s heart. WITH NO REMORSE Black Ops, Inc. operative Luke—Doc Holliday—Colter, is taking some much needed down time, making his way across the Peruvian Andes via rail, when banditos attack the moving train in the midnight hours. It soon becomes apparent that robbery is not their intent but the abduction of super model “Valentina,” who is traveling incognito while licking her wounds and recovering from a public scandal involving her ex-husband, high profile US Senator, Marcus Chamberlin. Luke whisks Valentina off the train in a daring escape but the two of them become the targets of a relentless manhunt. Enlisting the aid of Luke’s BOI teammates, they soon discover that Val’s intended abduction is linked to a plot put in play by an international gun smuggling alliance. The BOI team lead by Luke and with Val along as a necessary pawn, must race half way around the world to thwart a ruthless attack that would not only result in a devastating loss of life but destroy a tenuous peace the US and her allies have established in a vastly unstable part of the world.
Answer the Call of Duty: The Complete History of the Gaming Franchise
Author: Daniel D. Lee
Publisher: AGI Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
"Answer the Call of Duty: The Complete History of the Gaming Franchise" is the definitive exploration of one of the most influential video game series ever created. Spanning nearly two decades, Call of Duty has not only set new standards for the first-person shooter genre but has also left an indelible mark on the culture of gaming, esports, and entertainment as a whole. This comprehensive volume takes readers through the entire history of the franchise, beginning with its roots in World War II and tracing its evolution through each major release, including groundbreaking titles like Modern Warfare, Black Ops, and Warzone. Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews, the book uncovers the creative processes, technological innovations, and key decisions that have propelled Call of Duty to the forefront of the gaming world. The narrative goes beyond the development studios, delving into the lives and careers of the influencers, streamers, and content creators who have become integral to the franchise's success. Figures like Dr DisRespect, Nickmercs, Scump, and Nadeshot are not just players but personalities who have shaped the way Call of Duty is experienced and understood by millions of fans. The book examines how these influencers have not only popularized the game but also helped to build communities and foster a culture of competitive gaming that extends far beyond the screen. Readers will also gain insight into the cultural impact of Call of Duty—how it has influenced pop culture, contributed to the rise of esports, and sparked discussions on the portrayal of war and violence in media. The book does not shy away from the controversies that have surrounded the series, providing a balanced look at both its achievements and the debates it has ignited. As the franchise looks to the future, "Answer the Call of Duty" offers predictions and analysis on where the series might go next, considering the latest trends in gaming technology, storytelling, and multiplayer innovation. Whether you're a die-hard fan, a casual player, or simply someone interested in the phenomenon of Call of Duty, this book offers an in-depth and engaging account of a franchise that has defined a generation. Prepare to step onto the virtual battlefield, follow the rise of gaming icons, and explore the legacy of Call of Duty with this exhaustive and compelling guide to one of the most successful gaming franchises of all time.
Publisher: AGI Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
"Answer the Call of Duty: The Complete History of the Gaming Franchise" is the definitive exploration of one of the most influential video game series ever created. Spanning nearly two decades, Call of Duty has not only set new standards for the first-person shooter genre but has also left an indelible mark on the culture of gaming, esports, and entertainment as a whole. This comprehensive volume takes readers through the entire history of the franchise, beginning with its roots in World War II and tracing its evolution through each major release, including groundbreaking titles like Modern Warfare, Black Ops, and Warzone. Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews, the book uncovers the creative processes, technological innovations, and key decisions that have propelled Call of Duty to the forefront of the gaming world. The narrative goes beyond the development studios, delving into the lives and careers of the influencers, streamers, and content creators who have become integral to the franchise's success. Figures like Dr DisRespect, Nickmercs, Scump, and Nadeshot are not just players but personalities who have shaped the way Call of Duty is experienced and understood by millions of fans. The book examines how these influencers have not only popularized the game but also helped to build communities and foster a culture of competitive gaming that extends far beyond the screen. Readers will also gain insight into the cultural impact of Call of Duty—how it has influenced pop culture, contributed to the rise of esports, and sparked discussions on the portrayal of war and violence in media. The book does not shy away from the controversies that have surrounded the series, providing a balanced look at both its achievements and the debates it has ignited. As the franchise looks to the future, "Answer the Call of Duty" offers predictions and analysis on where the series might go next, considering the latest trends in gaming technology, storytelling, and multiplayer innovation. Whether you're a die-hard fan, a casual player, or simply someone interested in the phenomenon of Call of Duty, this book offers an in-depth and engaging account of a franchise that has defined a generation. Prepare to step onto the virtual battlefield, follow the rise of gaming icons, and explore the legacy of Call of Duty with this exhaustive and compelling guide to one of the most successful gaming franchises of all time.
Call of Duty
Author: Jennifer Culp
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477779248
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The video-game franchise Call of Duty has earned millions of fans through its realistic, engaging representation of both contemporary and historical wars. The story behind the game’s development is just as contentious. Vince Zampella, Grant Collier, Jason West, and their development studio Infinity Ward designed the Call of Duty games, which were then released by the publisher Activision. But after several years, the creators and Activision were engaged in a legal battle over money and rights. This volume details the saga and serves as a cautionary tale for how egos can destroy profitable business relationships.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477779248
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The video-game franchise Call of Duty has earned millions of fans through its realistic, engaging representation of both contemporary and historical wars. The story behind the game’s development is just as contentious. Vince Zampella, Grant Collier, Jason West, and their development studio Infinity Ward designed the Call of Duty games, which were then released by the publisher Activision. But after several years, the creators and Activision were engaged in a legal battle over money and rights. This volume details the saga and serves as a cautionary tale for how egos can destroy profitable business relationships.
Cry Monster!
Author: C.T. Leonard
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 110568847X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A killer is loose on a remote island, only a private detective can solve the case, ...or can h
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 110568847X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A killer is loose on a remote island, only a private detective can solve the case, ...or can h
Social-Behavioral Modeling for Complex Systems
Author: Paul K. Davis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119484987
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 995
Book Description
This volume describes frontiers in social-behavioral modeling for contexts as diverse as national security, health, and on-line social gaming. Recent scientific and technological advances have created exciting opportunities for such improvements. However, the book also identifies crucial scientific, ethical, and cultural challenges to be met if social-behavioral modeling is to achieve its potential. Doing so will require new methods, data sources, and technology. The volume discusses these, including those needed to achieve and maintain high standards of ethics and privacy. The result should be a new generation of modeling that will advance science and, separately, aid decision-making on major social and security-related subjects despite the myriad uncertainties and complexities of social phenomena. Intended to be relatively comprehensive in scope, the volume balances theory-driven, data-driven, and hybrid approaches. The latter may be rapidly iterative, as when artificial-intelligence methods are coupled with theory-driven insights to build models that are sound, comprehensible and usable in new situations. With the intent of being a milestone document that sketches a research agenda for the next decade, the volume draws on the wisdom, ideas and suggestions of many noted researchers who draw in turn from anthropology, communications, complexity science, computer science, defense planning, economics, engineering, health systems, medicine, neuroscience, physics, political science, psychology, public policy and sociology. In brief, the volume discusses: Cutting-edge challenges and opportunities in modeling for social and behavioral science Special requirements for achieving high standards of privacy and ethics New approaches for developing theory while exploiting both empirical and computational data Issues of reproducibility, communication, explanation, and validation Special requirements for models intended to inform decision making about complex social systems
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119484987
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 995
Book Description
This volume describes frontiers in social-behavioral modeling for contexts as diverse as national security, health, and on-line social gaming. Recent scientific and technological advances have created exciting opportunities for such improvements. However, the book also identifies crucial scientific, ethical, and cultural challenges to be met if social-behavioral modeling is to achieve its potential. Doing so will require new methods, data sources, and technology. The volume discusses these, including those needed to achieve and maintain high standards of ethics and privacy. The result should be a new generation of modeling that will advance science and, separately, aid decision-making on major social and security-related subjects despite the myriad uncertainties and complexities of social phenomena. Intended to be relatively comprehensive in scope, the volume balances theory-driven, data-driven, and hybrid approaches. The latter may be rapidly iterative, as when artificial-intelligence methods are coupled with theory-driven insights to build models that are sound, comprehensible and usable in new situations. With the intent of being a milestone document that sketches a research agenda for the next decade, the volume draws on the wisdom, ideas and suggestions of many noted researchers who draw in turn from anthropology, communications, complexity science, computer science, defense planning, economics, engineering, health systems, medicine, neuroscience, physics, political science, psychology, public policy and sociology. In brief, the volume discusses: Cutting-edge challenges and opportunities in modeling for social and behavioral science Special requirements for achieving high standards of privacy and ethics New approaches for developing theory while exploiting both empirical and computational data Issues of reproducibility, communication, explanation, and validation Special requirements for models intended to inform decision making about complex social systems