Bowden, Mark

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Guests of the Ayatollah

the first battle in America's war with militant Islam
  • Bowden, Mark
2004
Examines the Iran hostage crisis during which fifty-two Americans were held hostage in the Tehran embassy for over 440 days, and offers insights into the event from the perspective of the hostages, soldiers sent to set them free, the radical captors, and diplomats trying to end the crisis.

The last stone

a masterpiece of criminal interrogation
  • Bowden, Mark
Describes how sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyon disappeared from a shopping mall in Washington, D.C. in 1975, and the forty-year effort to bring their kidnapper to justice. The author covered the original story years ago, and now returns to recount its conclusion.

Killing Pablo: the hunt for the world's greatest outlaw

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 18:53

Here is the inside story of the brutal rise and fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage -- a reign of terror that would only end with Escobar's death. In an intense, up-close account, award-winning journalist Mark Bowden exposes the never-before-relvealed details of how U.S. operatives covertly led the sixteen-month manhunt. Drawing on unprecedented access to the soldiers, field agents, and key Colombian and U.S.

The last stone

  • Bowden, Mark
2019
A true crime story about the disappearance of two sisters in 1975, and the effort--forty years later-- to bring their kidnapper, Lloyd Lee Welch, to justice.

Hue 1968

a turning point of the American war in Vietnam
  • Bowden, Mark
Provides an in-depth look at the twenty-four days of the 1968 Hue offensive in Vietnam, which served as the final signal that the war was unwinnable, prompting leaders to look for a way out. Provides detailed accounts from each day of the battle by utilizing evidence from historical documents as well as first-hand accounts from both sides of the battle. Features detailed maps of the city of Hue as well as black-and-white photographs of notable individuals who took part in the battle; and includes a Vietnamese glossary, notes on the text, and an index.
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Killing Pablo: the hunt for the world's greatest outlaw

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Here is the inside story of the brutal rise and fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage -- a reign of terror that would only end with Escobar's death. In an intense, up-close account, award-winning journalist Mark Bowden exposes the never-before-relvealed details of how U.S. operatives covertly led the sixteen-month manhunt. Drawing on unprecedented access to the soldiers, field agents, and key Colombian and U.S.

Killing Pablo

the hunt for the world's greatest outlaw
  • Bowden, Mark
2002
Traces the rise of Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his ultimate defeat--death in 1993, after a sixteen-month manhunt, at the hands of a Columbian Search Bloc team with help from the U.S.

The finish

the killing of Osama bin Laden
  • Bowden, Mark
Describes the search for Osama bin Laden and the mission that resulted in his death. Discusses bin Laden himself, surveillance and intelligence reports, the mission's strategy and risks, and its completion. Based on extensive reporting, research, and interviews with President Obama, security staff, former SEALS, and others.

The best game ever

Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the birth of the modern NFL
  • Bowden, Mark
2008
The remarkable story of the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Colts and the Giants--considered by many to be the greatest football game ever played.

Killing Pablo

the hunt for the world's greatest outlaw
  • Bowden, Mark
2001
Traces the rise of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his ultimate defeat--death in 1993, after a sixteen-month manhunt, at the hands of a Columbian Search Bloc team with help from the U.S.

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