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Manhunt : the ten-year search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad / Peter L. Bergen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxi, 359 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780307955579
  • 9780307955586
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV6430. B55.
Contents:
Contents: Prologue : a comfortable retirement—9/11 and after—Tora Bora—Al-Qaeda in the wilderness—The resurgence of Al-Qaeda—A working theory of the case—Closing in on the courier—Obama at war—Anatomy of a lead—The last years of Osama Bin Laden—The secret warriors—Courses of action—The decision—Don’t turn on the light—Aftermath—Epilogue : the twilight of Al-Qaeda—Bibliography—Notes—Acknowledgments—Index.
Summary: Summary: Based on exhaustive research and unprecedented access to White House officials, CIA analysts, Pakistani intelligence, and the military, this is the definitive account of ten years in pursuit of bin Laden and of the twilight of Al-Qaeda.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University HV6430.B55.B473 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000352681
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“Includes bibliography”—(p. 263-273).

Contents: Prologue : a comfortable retirement—9/11 and after—Tora Bora—Al-Qaeda in the wilderness—The resurgence of Al-Qaeda—A working theory of the case—Closing in on the courier—Obama at war—Anatomy of a lead—The last years of Osama Bin Laden—The secret warriors—Courses of action—The decision—Don’t turn on the light—Aftermath—Epilogue : the twilight of Al-Qaeda—Bibliography—Notes—Acknowledgments—Index.

Summary: Based on exhaustive research and unprecedented access to White House officials, CIA analysts, Pakistani intelligence, and the military, this is the definitive account of ten years in pursuit of bin Laden and of the twilight of Al-Qaeda.

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