| The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qaeda Contributor(s): Soufan, Ali (Author), Freedman, Daniel (With) |
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ISBN: 0393079422 ISBN-13: 9780393079425 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2011026938 |
| Physical Information: 1.57" H x 6.5" W x 9.34" (2.10 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On September 11, 2001, FBI Special Agent Ali H. Soufan was handed a secret file. Had he received it months earlier--when it was requested--the attacks on New York and Washington could have been prevented. During his time on the front lines, Soufan helped thwart plots around the world and elicited some of the most important confessions from terrorists in the war against al-Qaeda--without laying so much as a hand on them. Most of these stories have never been reported before, and never by anyone with such intimate firsthand knowledge. This narrative account of America's successes and failures against al-Qaeda is essential to an understanding of the terrorist group. We are taken into hideouts and interrogation rooms. We have a ringside seat at bin Laden's personal celebration of the 9/11 bombings. Such riveting details show us not only how terrorists think and operate but also how they can be beaten and brought to justice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soufan, Ali: - Ali Soufan is the author of Anatomy of Terror and the New York Times bestseller The Black Banners. A former FBI special agent, he has served on the front lines against al-Qaeda and gained an international reputation as a top counterterrorism operative and interrogator. He has been profiled in The New Yorker and featured in books, newspaper articles, and documentaries around the globe.Soufan, Ali H.: - Ali H. Soufanis the author of the New York Times bestseller The Black Banners. A former FBI special agent, he has served on the front lines against al-Qaeda and gained an international reputation as a top counterterrorism operative and interrogator. He has been profiled in The New Yorker and featured in books, newspaper articles, and documentaries around the globe. |