The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage)
by Lawrence Wright
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Author: Lawrence WrightEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-21
ISBN: 1400030846
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Excellent Read
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent read if you want to understand the history and thinking of the radical Muslim. I also recommend the book "Milestones" as a supplement to this.
Summary of The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage)
National Book Award FinalistA Time, Newsweek, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year
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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