Gary Schroen has served in the CIA for over 35 years with much of his career focused on the middle east including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. He is one of the most decorated officers in the agency whose honors include the Intelligence Cross, the highest award given by the CIA. Schroen is the technical consultant of a soon to be released film from the makers of The Recruit. He and his wife, Betsy, live in Reno, Nevada.
Advance praise for First In
" A real-life ground-truth account of CIA human intelligence
operations that were incredibly successful. The country owes Gary
and his comrades, who almost single-handedly won the first phase of
the war in Afghanistan. Told with the nitty-gritty detail by the
leader who was there- real and compelling."
- Bob Woodward, author of Bush at War and Plan of Attack
" First In adds yet another enthralling chapter to the endless
martial history of Afghanistan. My old colleague Gary Schroen tells
his forceful story with the sharpened senses that come only from
years of living in the long shadows of the Khyber Pass. You can
almost smell the cordite and the chapattis! A terrific yarn about a
sad and storied land."
- Milt Bearden, author of The Black Tulip and co-author of The Main
Enemy
" I have read books by army officers who fought in wars past, but
never one so true and thorough from a frontline intelligence
officer, especially one involved in such an important episode in
American history. This is really a grand achievement."
- Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars
Advance praise for First In
"A real-life ground-truth account of CIA human intelligence
operations that were incredibly successful. The country owes Gary
and his comrades, who almost single-handedly won the first phase of
the war in Afghanistan. Told with the nitty-gritty detail by the
leader who was there-real and compelling."
-Bob Woodward, author of Bush at War and Plan of Attack
"First In adds yet another enthralling chapter to the endless
martial history of Afghanistan. My old colleague Gary Schroen tells
his forceful story with the sharpened senses that come only from
years of living in the long shadows of the Khyber Pass. You can
almost smell the cordite and the chapattis! A terrific yarn about a
sad and storied land."
-Milt Bearden, author of The Black Tulip and co-author of The Main
Enemy
"I have read books by army officers who fought in wars past, but
never one so true and thorough from a frontline intelligence
officer, especially one involved in such an important episode in
American history. This is really a grand achievement."
-Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars
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