A counterterrorism spy describes his leadership of the campaign that routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in the weeks after the September 11 attacks, offering insight into the ways in which the Afghanistan campaign changed American warfare.

Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global covert operations against America's terrorist enemies, including al Qaeda. In the days after 9/11, the CIA tasked Crumpton to organize the Afghanistan campaign. With Crumpton's initiative and leadership U.S. and Afghan allies routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in less than ninety days after the Twin Towers fell. The campaign changed the way America wages war. This book will change the way America views the CIA.