Manhunt : the ten-year search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad
Al Qaeda expert and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen paints a multi-dimensional picture of the hunt for bin Laden over the past decade, as well as the recent campaign that gradually tightened the noose around him. Other key elements of the book include: A careful account of Obama's de...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York:
Broadway Paperbacks,
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| Edition: | 1st pbk. ed.. |
| Summary: | Al Qaeda expert and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen paints a multi-dimensional picture of the hunt for bin Laden over the past decade, as well as the recent campaign that gradually tightened the noose around him. Other key elements of the book include: A careful account of Obama's decision-making process in the final weeks and days as the raid was planned, as well as what NSC cabinet members were advising him; the fascinating story of a group of mostly women analysts at the CIA in the HVT (high value target) section, who never gave up assembling the tiniest clues about OBL's whereabouts; the untold and action-packed history of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and the SEALs, which accounts for the confidence |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in hardcover: New York : Crown Publishers, 2012. |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 359 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., maps; 21 cm.. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-273) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0307955885 9780307955883 (pbk.) |