The Looming Tower
Subtitle: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Edition: First Vintage Books edition
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2007 September
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 541
ISBN-13: 9781400030842
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Islamic Philosophy; Political Terrorism; Political Science; History - U.S; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Modern - 20th Century; Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; United States - 21st Century; History / Modern / 20th Century; Government policy; Intelligence service; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Terrorism; United States
Description: 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.
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Notes: US / CAN edition
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: 3; title: 1. The Martyr; title: 7; title: 2. The Sporting Club32; title: 3. The Founder; title: 60; title: 4. Change; title: 5. The Miracles; title: 99; title: 6. The Base; title: 121; title: 7. Return of the Hero; title: 145; title: 8. Paradise; title: 163; title: 9. The Silicon Valley76; title: 176; title: to. Paradise Lost; title: 187; title: "11. The Prince of Darkness                          202; title: 202; title: 12. The Boy Spies; title: 213; title: 13. Hijira; title: 224; title: 14. Going Operational; title: 237; title: 15. Bread and Water; title: 245; title: 16. "Now It Begins"                             262; title: 17. The New Millennium                          287; title: 18. Boom                                        301; title: 19. The Big Wedding                             333; title: 20. Revelations                                 362