Synopses & Reviews
Written by one of its own graduates, Class 11 is a gripping insiders look at the first post-9/11 CIA training classthe most elite and secretive espionage training program in the country. Like all Americans, T. J. Waters was stunned, angry, and griefstricken by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. More than that, he wanted to take action to help prevent such an event from ever happening again.
Waters was not alone. In the weeks following the attacks, the Central Intelligence Agency received over 150,000 resumés from people wanting to serve their nation as spies. More than one hundred students were admitted to the CIAs Clandestine Service to become Class 11, the first post9/11 CIA training class. It was the largest and most diverse class in the agencys history. Joining Waters were a World Trade Center victims fiancée, an NFL alumni, a New York City comedian, a college athletics coach, a hostage negotiator, and a single mother. Class 11 is the real story of how this band of everyday Americans joined together to endure the challenge of a lifetime and serve their country. Against the backdrop of Osama bin Ladens videotaped taunts; the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks; and the loss of a CIA field officer in Afghanistan, Waters takes readers behind the scenes, where the trainees learned methods of subterfuge, mastering disguises, withstanding interrogations, and crossing into hostile territory without being detected.
Class 11 is a fascinating and moving portrait of an extraordinary group of Americans with the courage and resolve to make a difference in the war on terror.
Synopsis
An insider's look at the CIA's first post-September 11 training class profiles it as the most elite and secretive program of its kind in the nation, in an account that describes the Clandestine Service class's unique student qualifications, personal stories, and training experiences. 40,000 first printing.
Synopsis
A gripping insider?s look at the post-9/11 CIA In the weeks following the attacks of 9/11, the Central Intelligence Agency received over 150,000 résumés from people wanting to serve their nation. T. J. Waters became one of more than a hundred students admitted into the CIA?s Clandestine Service to become Class 11, the first post- 9/11 training class. Filled with more information about the CIA?s Clandestine Service Training Program than has ever been allowed into the public domain, Waters takes readers behind closed doors, where the trainees learned methods of subterfuge, mastering disguises, how to withstand interrogations, and how to cross into hostile territory undetected?and provides a moving portrait of ordinary Americans with the courage and determination to go to any lengths to protect their country.
About the Author
Prior to joining the CIA, T. J. WATERS was a vice president of a private consulting firm specializingin intelligence collection and training. He is currently a senior intelligence analyst for the Department of Defense.