num_pages: 560
description: Winner of the 2004 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign RelationsFrom two of the world’s foremost experts on the new terrorism comes the deﬁnitive book on the rise of al-Qaeda and America’s efforts to combat the most innovative and dangerous terrorist group ever. Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon trace the growth of radical Islam from its medieval origins and, drawing on their years of counter-terrorism work at the National Security Council, provide essential insights into the thinking of Usama bin Laden and his followers. With unique authority, they analyze why America was unable to defend itself against this revolutionary threat on September 11, 2001, why bin Laden’s apocalyptic creed is gaining ground in the Islamic world, and what the United States must do to stop the new terror.
language: English
title: The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America
titlecomplete: The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America
genres: Islam, Military Fiction, American, History, International Relations, Religion, War, Politics, Nonfiction, Terrorism
ratings_count: 255
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Arthur Ross Book Award
category: Gold Medal
publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks