Looming tower Al Qaeda and the road to 9/11
Wright, Lawrence 1947-
Looming tower Al Qaeda and the road to 9/11 - New York Vintage Books 2006 - 469p. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The martyr -- The sporting club -- The fonder -- Change -- The miracles -- The base -- Return of the hero -- Paradise -- The silicon valley -- Paradise lost -- The prince of darkness -- The boy spies -- Hijira -- Going operational -- Bread and water -- "Now it begins" -- The new millennium -- Boom -- The big wedding -- Revelations. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
"A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. Lawrence Wright's book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
9781400030842
2006041032
Qaida (Organization)
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Terrorism--Government policy--United States.
Intelligence service--United States.
HV6432.7 / .W75 2005
973.931 / WR-L
Looming tower Al Qaeda and the road to 9/11 - New York Vintage Books 2006 - 469p. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The martyr -- The sporting club -- The fonder -- Change -- The miracles -- The base -- Return of the hero -- Paradise -- The silicon valley -- Paradise lost -- The prince of darkness -- The boy spies -- Hijira -- Going operational -- Bread and water -- "Now it begins" -- The new millennium -- Boom -- The big wedding -- Revelations. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
"A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. Lawrence Wright's book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
9781400030842
2006041032
Qaida (Organization)
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Terrorism--Government policy--United States.
Intelligence service--United States.
HV6432.7 / .W75 2005
973.931 / WR-L