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Zusatztext "A great tale about a great mission." Informationen zum Autor Seven-time New York Times bestselling author John Weisman is one of a select company of authors to have their books on both the Times nonfiction and fiction bestseller lists. He pioneered coverage of Naval Special Warfare when he co-authored the number one New York Times bestseller Rogue Warrior , the story of Richard Marcinko and the creation of SEAL Team 6, and then conceived, created, developed, and wrote eight bestselling Rogue fictional sequels. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Seymour Hersh praised his 2004 novel Jack in the Box as "the insider's insider spy novel." Weisman's CIA short stories were chosen for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories in 1997 and 2003. His most recent CIA short fiction appears in Agents of Treachery . He reviews books on intelligence and military affairs for the Washington Times , and his analysis has appeared in AFIO's periodical Intelligencer . John Weisman lives sin the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Klappentext KBL: Kill Bin Laden probes the hearts and minds of America’s secret warriors, revealing what the job means to them, and the toll it takes. In this riveting novel drawn from actual events and based on real-life heroes, John Weisman brings to life the drama behind the hunt and SEAL Team 6’s breathtaking raid in which Bin Laden—the grail for counterterrorists for more than a decade—met his fate. Filled with pulse-pounding excitement and the tactics, intelligence tradecraft, and operational sources and methods used in real-world CIA and special operation missions, KBL: Kill Bin Laden is a thrill-a-minute dramatization that sets the standard for adventure novels as it brilliantly imagines the action, intrigue, and suspense of this real-life event, and offers a glimpse of the new face of warfare. Zusammenfassung “Weisman is perhaps wired more tightly into the reclusive special operations community than any other writer! and his knowledge of weaponry and field techniques is staggering.” — Washington Times “A pro who knows his stuff.” —Oliver North John Weisman! whose expertise in the field of covert military operations is unsurpassed! delivers a stunning fictional account of the most extraordinary mission of the century: the hunting down and assassination of Osama Bin Laden! the most reviled killer of the twenty-first century! by US Navy SEALs. With KBL: Kill Bin Laden the critically acclaimed author of SOAR and Jack in the Box goes behind the headlines! carrying readers along on a breakneck! breathtakingly realistic chase—from planning to training to execution—as the evil mastermind behind the horror of 9/11 is finally brought to justice. ...
