bin laden, osama

Reveals the CIA's and other foreign intelligence agencies' covert operations in Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, discussing how their efforts helped bin Laden build his global organization of terrorists.

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.

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.

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

Traces the life and true nature of Osama bin Laden through interviews with over fifty people who have known bin Laden personally, including his brother-in-law, high school English teacher, and former members of al Qaeda.

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.

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.

Presents information on U.S. efforts to locate Osama bin Laden following the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, and discusses Al Qaeda and their terrorist activities since 1999, and more.

Examines the life and leadership skills of Osama bin Laden, whose terrorist network, Al-Qaida, is believed to be responsible for terrorist attacks on people and buildings around the world.

A biography of Osama bin Laden, covering his life in Saudi society throughout the 1960s and 1970s, religious conversion, role as a jihadist leader, and status in parts of the Muslim world, and examines the spread of radical Islam and the development, scope, and capabilities of al-Qaida.