On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781597971362)

From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. In 1987, he earned fame as the on-scene commander during a riot at the federal prison in Atlanta, where he negotiated an end to a violent thirteen-day siege--without any loss of life. His skillful management of the Oklahoma City bombing case led to the quick arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. Kennedy capped his brilliant career by serving as the FBI's highest-ranking official under Director Louis J. Freeh. Imparting a wealth of law enforcement experience and of wisdom about how to succeed at a job one truly loves, On-Scene Commander is for anyone with an interest in the real world of the FBI.

Author: Weldon L. Kennedy
ISBN-10: 1597971367
ISBN-13: 9781597971362
Publisher: Potomac Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 157