Manhunt
From 9/11 to Abbottabad - the Ten-Year Search for Osama bin Laden
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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 throughout the final weeks and days during which the raid was planned, as well as what NSC cabinet members were advising him. The fascinating story of a group of (mostly female) 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 Obama had in tasking them with the mission.
* An analysis of what the death of OBL means for al Qaeda, for the wider jihadist movement that looked to him for inspiration and strategic guidance, and for Obama's legacy.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating insight
Peter Burgen goes into so much detail. Despite only briefly touching upon the planning and thought going into the terrorist attacks such as 9/11 and the London bombings, it gives a fantastic look into how bin Laden was able to move around for 10 years and slipping through the fingers of the American agencies. Giving detail into his closest allies and the family that travelled with him and who were with him the night he was killed, it gives fascinating insight to how bin Laden lived and survived whilst continually planning attacks on western civilisation during the 10 years that he was on the run and at the top of the worlds most wanted list.