The Assault on Intelligence
American National Security in an Age of Lies
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2019
Summary
A blistering critique of the forces threatening the American intelligence community, beginning with the President of the United States himself, in a time when that community’s work has never been harder or more important.
In the face of a President who lobs accusations without facts, evidence, or logic, truth tellers are under attack. Meanwhile, the world order teeters on the brink. Experience and expertise, devotion to facts, humility in the face of complexity, and respect for ideas …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780525558606 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0525558608 |
| Author: | Michael V. Hayden |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | The Penguin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“For a longtime spook, Hayden is a breezy and direct writer. He reduces complex issues of cyber and information warfare to essentials, and his polemic is leavened with humor and sympathy. He is at his best, though, when he shifts to a purely analytical tone. He coolly forecasts the direction of America under Trump, explains the intelligence that foreign governments are likely to collect from the president’s Twitter feed and describes the benefits Russia drew from the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Kremlin-connected Russian attorneys and senior Trump campaign officials.” — The New York Times
“The more important, absorbing and disturbing aspect of Hayden’s book is the analysis from his professional perspective of what Trump and Trumpism mean for the intelligence community. It is sober, nuanced and, quite frankly, scary as hell.” - Mark Galeotti, Washington Post
About The Author
Michael V. Hayden
Michael Hayden is a retired United States Air Force four-star general. He previously served as Director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Hayden is currently a principal at the Chertoff Group, a security consultancy. He also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, where he is the founder of the Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security.
He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Playing to the Edge.
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