The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright
Language: English
Pages: 540
ISBN: 1400030846
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
UPDATED AND WITH A NEW AFTERWORD
National Book Award Finalist
A 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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Jeddah Abdullah Azzam Young Osama bin Laden Azzam and Massoud General Hamid Gul Prince Turki Prince Turki negotiating among warring mujahideen World Trade Center Ramzi Yousef Hasan al-Turabi Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden's mosque Osama bin Laden with gun Taliban fighter on tank Bin Laden and Zawahiri at a press conference Dar-ul-Aman Palace ruins Ruins of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya Ruins of the American Embassy in Tanzania Pharmaceutical plant ruins USS Cole
Michael Scheuer Richard Clarke Valerie James and John O'Neill Mary Lynn Stevens and John O'Neill Anna DiBattista and John O'Neill John O'Neill and Daniel Coleman Ruins of bin Laden's hideout in Afghanistan John O'Neill's mother and wife at his funeral World Trade Center ruins Prologue 1 The Martyr 2 The Sporting Club 3 The Founder 4 Change 5 The Miracles 6 The Base 7 Return of the Hero 8 Paradise 9 The Silicon Valley 10 Paradise Lost 11 The Prince of Darkness 12 The Boy
Michael Scheuer Richard Clarke Valerie James and John O'Neill Mary Lynn Stevens and John O'Neill Anna DiBattista and John O'Neill John O'Neill and Daniel Coleman Ruins of bin Laden's hideout in Afghanistan John O'Neill's mother and wife at his funeral World Trade Center ruins Prologue 1 The Martyr 2 The Sporting Club 3 The Founder 4 Change 5 The Miracles 6 The Base 7 Return of the Hero 8 Paradise 9 The Silicon Valley 10 Paradise Lost 11 The Prince of Darkness 12 The Boy
Boom 19. The Big Wedding 20. Revelations Bibliography Author Interviews Acknowledgments and Notes on Sources Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Photographic Credits
Boom 19. The Big Wedding 20. Revelations Bibliography Author Interviews Acknowledgments and Notes on Sources Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Photographic Credits
