The Resource Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
Resource Information
The item Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Prior to 9/11, the United States had been carrying out small-scale covert operations in Afghanistan, ostensibly in cooperation with, although often in direct opposition to, I.S.I., the Pakistani intelligence agency. While the United States was trying to quell extremists, a highly secretive and compartmentalized wing of I.S.I., known as "Directorate S," was covertly training, arming, and seeking to legitimize the Taliban in order to enlarge Pakistan's sphere of influence. After 9/11, when fifty-nine countries, led by the United States, deployed troops or provided aid to Afghanistan in an effort to flush out the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the United States was set on an invisible slow-motion collision course with Pakistan. Today we know that the war in Afghanistan would falter badly because of military hubris at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the drain on resources and provocation in the Muslim world caused by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and corruption. But more than anything, as Coll makes painfully clear, the war in Afghanistan was doomed because of the failure of the United States to apprehend the motivations and intentions of I.S.I.'s Directorate S. This was a swirling and shadowy struggle of historic proportions, which endured over a decade and across both the Bush and Obama administrations, involving multiple secret intelligence agencies, a litany of incongruous strategies and tactics, and dozens of players, including some of the most prominent military and political figures. A sprawling American tragedy, the war was an open clash of arms but also a covert melee of ideas, secrets, and subterranean violence. Coll excavates this grand battle, which took place away from the gaze of the American public. With unsurpassed expertise, original research, and attention to detail, he brings to life a narrative at once vast and intricate, local and global, propulsive and painstaking. This is the definitive explanation of how America came to be so badly ensnared in an elaborate, factional, and seemingly interminable conflict in South Asia. Nothing less than a forensic examination of the personal and political forces that shape world history, Directorate S is a complete masterpiece of both investigative and narrative journalism."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001
- "Something has happened to Khalid"
- Judgment day
- Friends like these
- Risk management
- Catastrophic success
- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006
- Small change
- Taliban for Karzai
- The enigma
- "His rules were different than our rules"
- Mr. Big
- Ambassador vs. Ambassador
- Digging a hole in the ocean
- Radicals
- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009
- Suicide detectives
- Plan Afghanistan
- Murder and the deep state
- Hard data
- Tough love
- Terror and the deep state
- The new big dogs
- Losing Karzai
- A war to give people a chance
- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014
- The one-man C.I.A.
- The conflict resolution cell
- Kayani 2.0
- Lives and limbs
- Kayani 3.0
- Hostages
- Dragon's breath
- Martyrs Day
- Fight and talk
- The Afghan hand
- Homicide Division
- Self-inflicted wounds
- Coups d'état
- Epilogue: Victim impact statements
- Isbn
- 9781846146602
- Label
- Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Title
- Directorate S
- Title remainder
- the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Statement of responsibility
- Steve Coll
- Title variation
- C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Subject
-
- HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
- Military intelligence
- Military intelligence -- Pakistan
- Military intelligence -- United States
- Military relations
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
- Pakistan
- Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States
- Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Qaida (Organization)
- Qaida (Organization)
- Special operations (Military science)
- Special operations (Military science) -- United States
- Taliban
- Taliban
- United States
- United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Prior to 9/11, the United States had been carrying out small-scale covert operations in Afghanistan, ostensibly in cooperation with, although often in direct opposition to, I.S.I., the Pakistani intelligence agency. While the United States was trying to quell extremists, a highly secretive and compartmentalized wing of I.S.I., known as "Directorate S," was covertly training, arming, and seeking to legitimize the Taliban in order to enlarge Pakistan's sphere of influence. After 9/11, when fifty-nine countries, led by the United States, deployed troops or provided aid to Afghanistan in an effort to flush out the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the United States was set on an invisible slow-motion collision course with Pakistan. Today we know that the war in Afghanistan would falter badly because of military hubris at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the drain on resources and provocation in the Muslim world caused by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and corruption. But more than anything, as Coll makes painfully clear, the war in Afghanistan was doomed because of the failure of the United States to apprehend the motivations and intentions of I.S.I.'s Directorate S. This was a swirling and shadowy struggle of historic proportions, which endured over a decade and across both the Bush and Obama administrations, involving multiple secret intelligence agencies, a litany of incongruous strategies and tactics, and dozens of players, including some of the most prominent military and political figures. A sprawling American tragedy, the war was an open clash of arms but also a covert melee of ideas, secrets, and subterranean violence. Coll excavates this grand battle, which took place away from the gaze of the American public. With unsurpassed expertise, original research, and attention to detail, he brings to life a narrative at once vast and intricate, local and global, propulsive and painstaking. This is the definitive explanation of how America came to be so badly ensnared in an elaborate, factional, and seemingly interminable conflict in South Asia. Nothing less than a forensic examination of the personal and political forces that shape world history, Directorate S is a complete masterpiece of both investigative and narrative journalism."--Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- PNX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coll, Steve
- Dewey number
- 958.104/7373
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS371.412
- LC item number
- .C64 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- Pakistan
- Taliban
- Qaida (Organization)
- Pakistan
- Qaida (Organization)
- Taliban
- United States
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Military intelligence
- Military intelligence
- Special operations (Military science)
- United States
- Pakistan
- HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
- United States
- Military intelligence
- Military relations
- Special operations (Military science)
- Pakistan
- United States
- Label
- Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-736) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001 -- "Something has happened to Khalid" -- Judgment day -- Friends like these -- Risk management -- Catastrophic success -- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006 -- Small change -- Taliban for Karzai -- The enigma -- "His rules were different than our rules" -- Mr. Big -- Ambassador vs. Ambassador -- Digging a hole in the ocean -- Radicals -- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009 -- Suicide detectives -- Plan Afghanistan -- Murder and the deep state -- Hard data -- Tough love -- Terror and the deep state -- The new big dogs -- Losing Karzai -- A war to give people a chance -- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014 -- The one-man C.I.A. -- The conflict resolution cell -- Kayani 2.0 -- Lives and limbs -- Kayani 3.0 -- Hostages -- Dragon's breath -- Martyrs Day -- Fight and talk -- The Afghan hand -- Homicide Division -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Coups d'état -- Epilogue: Victim impact statements
- Control code
- on1020679112
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781846146602
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1020679112
- Label
- Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-736) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001 -- "Something has happened to Khalid" -- Judgment day -- Friends like these -- Risk management -- Catastrophic success -- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006 -- Small change -- Taliban for Karzai -- The enigma -- "His rules were different than our rules" -- Mr. Big -- Ambassador vs. Ambassador -- Digging a hole in the ocean -- Radicals -- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009 -- Suicide detectives -- Plan Afghanistan -- Murder and the deep state -- Hard data -- Tough love -- Terror and the deep state -- The new big dogs -- Losing Karzai -- A war to give people a chance -- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014 -- The one-man C.I.A. -- The conflict resolution cell -- Kayani 2.0 -- Lives and limbs -- Kayani 3.0 -- Hostages -- Dragon's breath -- Martyrs Day -- Fight and talk -- The Afghan hand -- Homicide Division -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Coups d'état -- Epilogue: Victim impact statements
- Control code
- on1020679112
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781846146602
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1020679112
Subject
- HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
- Military intelligence
- Military intelligence -- Pakistan
- Military intelligence -- United States
- Military relations
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
- Pakistan
- Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States
- Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Qaida (Organization)
- Qaida (Organization)
- Special operations (Military science)
- Special operations (Military science) -- United States
- Taliban
- Taliban
- United States
- United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence
- Afghan War, 2001-
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/Directorate-S--the-C.I.A.-and-Americas-secret/pfnZYqGo5mk/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/Directorate-S--the-C.I.A.-and-Americas-secret/pfnZYqGo5mk/">Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/">Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/Directorate-S--the-C.I.A.-and-Americas-secret/pfnZYqGo5mk/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/Directorate-S--the-C.I.A.-and-Americas-secret/pfnZYqGo5mk/">Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/">Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)</a></span></span></span></span></div>