The Looming Tower
About this book
National Book Award FinalistA Time, Newsweek, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times Book Review Best Book of the YearA 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Subjects
- 11 september 2001
- al-qaida
- attentats du 11 septembre 2001, états-unis
- bekämpfung
- current events
- elfter september
- geheimdienst
- geschichte
- government policy
- history / modern / 20th century
- intelligence service
- intelligence service, united states
- internationaler terrorismus
- islam
- islam and politics
- jihad
- large type books
- new york times reviewed
- nonfiction
- political science / intelligence & espionage
- political science / terrorism
- politique gouvernementale
- qaida
- qaida (organisation)
- qaida (organization)
- september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
- september 11 terrorist attacks (2001) fast (ocolc)fst01112794
- service des renseignements
- terrorism
- terrorisme
- terrorism, government policy
- terrorism, religious aspects
- terrorism, united states
- terrorismus
- terrorists
- vorgeschichte