Description
A memoir by the highestranking 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 middleclass Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution his family fled their wartorn 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 twostar general Black Ops is the story of Rics 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 littleseen 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 CIAs headquarters at Langley Virginia In late 1995 he became Deputy Chief of Station and cofounding 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 reestablish a onceabandoned 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 Agencys Special Activities Group and its elite shadow warriors
A Macmillan Audio production from St Martins Press
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