Osama Bin Laden

Informationen zum Autor Michael Scheuer was the chief of the CIA's bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999 and remained a counterterrorism analyst until 2004. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terrorism, and has been featured extensively on television, including 60 Minutes, and has been the focus of print media worldwide. He lives in the Washington, DC area. Klappentext Newly updated to reflect the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in May 2011, Michael Scheur's book draws on interviews, speeches, and previously untranslated documents to challenge the complacency of the West's perception of bin Laden, producing a closely reasoned portrait of the man once considered America's most dangerous enemy. Zusammenfassung Newly updated to reflect the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in May 2011, Michael Scheur's book draws on interviews, speeches, and previously untranslated documents to challenge the complacency of the West's perception of bin Laden, producing a closely reasoned portrait of the man once considered America's most dangerous enemy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Osama bin Laden as Subject 2. Education, 1957-1979 3. Apprenticeship, 1979-1989 4. Nomad, 1989-1996 5. Organizer, 1996-2001 6. Survivor and Planner, 2001-2010 7. The Bin Laden Era Epilogue

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Scheuer, Scheuer Michael
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.05.2012
• EAN: 9780199898398
• ISBN: 978-0-19-989839-8
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 141 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Serie: Print On Demand
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Biographien (div.), Bin Laden, Osama, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Terrorism, armed struggle, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Biography: historical, political and military, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)