Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent by Fred Burton
Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent by Fred Burton, reviewed by Amy Churchill, Branch Head, Zauel Memorial Library
(Random House, 2008, 288 pages, $26.00)
Fred Burton’s memoir reads in part like a thrilling spy novel and in part like a concise, clear police report. Burton was an integral part of a small counterterrorism unit of the Diplomatic Security Service that was created in the mid 1980’s as a response to a trio of terrorist attacks in Beirut. It reveals "the foundations for the chaos we face today: a cold war between superpowers overlayed atop a growing struggle between the Christian world and radical Islam." Ghost is a behind the scenes look at how the United States has tracked, thwarted and captured terrorists and their networks around the world.
(Random House, 2008, 288 pages, $26.00)
Fred Burton’s memoir reads in part like a thrilling spy novel and in part like a concise, clear police report. Burton was an integral part of a small counterterrorism unit of the Diplomatic Security Service that was created in the mid 1980’s as a response to a trio of terrorist attacks in Beirut. It reveals "the foundations for the chaos we face today: a cold war between superpowers overlayed atop a growing struggle between the Christian world and radical Islam." Ghost is a behind the scenes look at how the United States has tracked, thwarted and captured terrorists and their networks around the world.
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