The Interrogators - Task Force 500 and America's Secret War Against Al Qaeda (Paperback, 1st Back Bay pbk. ed)

An unprecedented look at the front line of the war against terror: the inside story of five American interrogators, thousands of prisoners, and the race for the truth. More than 3,000 prisoners in the war on terrorism have been captured, held, and interrogated in Afghanistan alone. But no one knows what transpired in those interactions between prisoner and interrogator--until now. In The Interrogators, Chris Mackey, the senior interrogator at Bagram Air Base and in Kandahar, where al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. Soldiers specially trained in the art of interrogation went face-to-face with the enemy. These mental and psychological battles were as grueling, dramatic, and important as any in the war on terrorism. We learn how, under Mackey's command, his small group of "soldier spies" engineered a breakthrough in interrogation strategy, rewriting techniques and tactics grounded in the Cold War. Mackey reveals the tricks of the trade, and we see how his team--four men and one woman--responded to the pressure and the prisoners. By the time Mackey's group was finished, virtually no prisoner went unbroken.

General

Imprint:	Little, Brown
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	May 2005
Authors:	Chris Mackey • Greg Miller
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	483
Edition:	1st Back Bay pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-01153-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Espionage & secret services Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-316-01153-3
Barcode:	9780316011532

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