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1957-2011

SEAL target Geronimo

the inside story of the mission to kill Osama bin Laden
2012
Chronicles the process by which Osama bin Laden's pursuers hunted down the terrorist mastermind before finally locating and killing him on May 2, 2011. Contains never-before-revealed details about the mission to strike bin Laden's stronghold.

SEAL target Geronimo

the inside story of the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden
2011
On May 2, 2011, at 1:03 a.m. in Pakistan, a satellite uplink was sent from the town of Abbottabad crackling into the situation room of the White House in Washington, D.C.: "Geronimo, Echo, KIA." These words, spoken by a Navy SEAL, put paid to Osama bin Laden's three-decade-long career of terror. SEAL Target Geronimo is the story of Bin Laden's relentless hunters and how they took down the terrorist mastermind, told by Chuck Pfarrer, a former assault element commander of SEAL Team Six and author of the bestselling Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL. After talking to members of the SEAL team involved in the raid, Pfarrer shares never-before-revealed details of the historic raid and the men who planned and conducted it in an exclusive boots-on-the-ground account of what happened during each minute of the mission--both inside the building and outside.

Growing up bin Laden

Osama's wife and son take us inside their secret world
2010
Osama bin Laden's first wife and fourth-born son tell what it was like to grow up in the bin Laden household, and detail the process by which their husband and father became a terrorist.

The finish

the killing of Osama Bin Laden
2012
This work is a dramatic account of the hunt for and defeat of Osama bin Laden draws on unprecedented access to primary sources to trace how key decisions were made, revealing events from the perspectives of an adept President Obama and an increasingly despondent bin Laden. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as the author shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda, a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track, demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, the author describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war, the fusion of intel from various agencies and on the ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. By Spring 2011, intelligence pointed to a compound in Abbottabad; it was estimated that there was a 50/50 chance that Osama was there. The author shows how three strategies were mooted: a drone strike, a precision bombing, or an assault by Navy SEALs. In the end, the President had to make the final decision. It was time for the finish.

Code word: Geronimo

2011
A graphic novel account of the American raid on the compound of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2011, which resulted in his death. Based on insider information, newspaper articles, and other sources.

The takedown of Osama bin Laden

2012
Follow the Navy SEALs on their May 2, 2011 mission against terrorists in Afghanistan.

Manhunt

the ten-year search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad
2012
Presents the account of the ten-year pursuit of bin Laden and the twilight of al-Qaeda, based on research and access to White House officials, CIA analysts, Pakistani intelligence, and the military.

Kill Bin Laden

a Delta Force Commander's account of the hunt for the world's most wanted man
2011
Delta Force is America's top terrorist unit. Elite and mysterious, this unit almost succeeded in killing Osama Bin Laden during the December 2001 Battle of Tora Bora.

The capture and killing of Osama bin Laden

2012
Provides information about the capture and killing of the founder of al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, examining the events that led to this mission and discussing how it impacted American society.

Osama bin Laden

2011
A biography of Osama bin Laden that provides insight into his leadership skills, strategic abilities, and rhetorical skills, tracing his transformation from a peaceful Saudi dissident to a theologian, media manipulator, and paramilitary commander.

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