The Looming Tower

Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

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ID6529323
AuthorsLawrence Wright
Year2007
Pages541
Publication date2007-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byThe Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, L Carl Brown, 2006
VenueThe Looming Tower (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherVintage Books (PUBLISHER)
Open LibraryOL8362649M
ISBN9781400030842
LanguageEN
Citations received57

A gripping narrative that spans five decades, The Looming Tower explains in unprecedented detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Lawrence Wright re-creates firsthand the transformation of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri from incompetent and idealistic soldiers in Afghanistan to leaders of the most successful terrorist group in history. He follows FBI counterterrorism chief John O’Neill as he uncovers the emerging danger from al-Qaeda in the 1990s and struggles to track this new threat. Packed with new information and a deep historical perspective, The Looming Tower is the definitive history of the long road to September 11. --back cover

20th century · Current Events · Government policy · History - U.S · Intelligence service · International relations · Islamic Philosophy · Modern · Modern - 20th Century · Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence · Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism · Political science · Political Terrorism · Politics · September 11 Terrorist Attacks · Terrorism · United States · United States - 21st Century · 11 September 2001 · 2001 · Al-Qaida · Attentats du 11 septembre 2001 · Bekämpfung · Elfter September · États-Unis · Geheimdienst · Geschichte · History · Intelligence & Espionage · Internationaler Terrorismus · Islam · Islam and politics · Jihad · New York Times reviewed · Nonfiction · Politics/International Relations · Qaida · Qaida (Organisation) · Qaida (Organization) · Religious aspects · September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) fast (OCoLC)fst01112794 · Service des renseignements · Terrorism, religious aspects · Terrorisme · Terrorismus · Terrorists · USA · Vorgeschichte

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