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A vivid insiders account of a life in intelligence special operations and strategy from the Cold War to the war with alQaida Anilluminating and richly detailed memoirThe New York Times Book Review

Deeply insightfulA sweeping and breathtaking journey that gives the reader unprecedented access to the courage sacrifice and bravado of our nations finest warriors in their finest hoursAdmiral William H McRaven author of Wisdom of the Bullfrog and 1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed

In 1984 Michael Vickers took charge of the CIAs secret war against the Soviets in Afghanistan After inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on the Soviets for their invasion and occupation of Afghanistan Vickers transformed the covert campaign into an allout effort to help the Afghan resistance win their war More than any other American he was responsible for the outcome in Afghanistan that led to the end of the Cold War

In By All Means Available Vickers recounts his remarkable career from his days as a Green Beret to his vision for victory in Afghanistan to his role in waging Americas war with alQaida at the highest levels of government In captivating detail he depicts his years in the Special Forcesincluding his training to parachute behind enemy lines with a backpack nuclear weapon in the event of a Soviet invasion of Western Europeand reveals how those experiences directly influenced his approach to shaping policy Vickers has played a significant role in most of the military and intelligence operations of the past four decades and he offers a deeply informed analysis of the greatest challenges facing America today and in the decades ahead

Riveting and illuminating this is a rare and important insiders account of the modern military and intelligence worlds at every level