No Shadows in the Desert, Samuel M. Katz
No Shadows in the Desert, Samuel M. Katz
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No Shadows in the Desert
Murder, Espionage, Vengeance, and the Untold Story of the Destruction of ISIS

Author: Samuel M. Katz

Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The inside story of the covert operation that took down the heads of ISIS

No Shadows in the Desert reveals the untold story of the behind-the-scenes fight against ISIS—one coordinated by heads of state and ultimately fought in the alleyways and open deserts of the Middle Eastern battlefield by spies and soldiers. Samuel M. Katz draws upon his sources within the global intelligence and counterterrorism community, as well as the international special operations and espionage fraternity, to tell the story of the covert campaign against ISIS by the operatives who ventured deeply and secretly into enemy territory.

In this first-ever look at the secret inner workings of an Arab secret service, Katz tells the story of Jordan’s GID, the masters of human intelligence on the espionage battlefields of the Middle East, who proved pivotal and crucial go-to allies of the CIA and America’s other intelligence agencies in the war against ISIS and the war on terror. With the revealing and intimate insight of the intelligence officers who fought ISIS, No Shadows in the Desert is a rare glimpse into how a strategic partnership helped change how terrorism is fought in the Middle East and beyond.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Samuel M. Katz

Samuel M. Katz is an internationally recognized expert on Middle East security issues, international terrorism, and military special operations and counterterrorism. He has authored or coauthored over twenty books, including the New York Times bestseller Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph on July 30, 2020

Wow. Definitely a page-turner and very very persuasive. If you are into modern warfare, this is the book for you. It lines up somewhere between John le Carre and David Ignatius. The basic story line is that ISIS captured and executed a Jordanian fighter pilot and the book chronicles the Jordanian qu......more

Goodreads review by Robert on March 23, 2022

You must read this book if you want new insights into ISIS, its leading lights, and its interactions with the rest of the world. I recommend it. The art in writing comes from not overcomplicating what is a very complicated set of intertwined threads: Bedouin culture, Jordanian culture, the Jordanian......more

Goodreads review by Randal on February 28, 2020

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It really piqued my interest shortly after getting into it. It's the story of the battle waged against ISIS, and it's subsequent decline. Mainly written through the lens of the country of Jordan, and it's intelligence service, GID. Why Jordan? Because the cou......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on May 15, 2020

Extraordinary Account Of ISIS Defeat This nonfiction book isn’t dry at all if you think nonfiction is dry. It reads like a novel and is totally engrossing. An offshoot of disgruntled Sunnis in Iraq form a more dangerous group similar to Al Qaida. The concept is to be a pure organization faithful to I......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on June 30, 2023

This is typically not what I would read as I’m more of a light fiction reader.coming into this book with a curiosity about ISIS and the inner workings of Global Intelligence services was very interesting.The author was very good at keeping your interest. Thankyou Netgalley and the publisher for this......more

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