Manhunt
From 9/11 to Abbottabad - the Ten-Year Search for Osama bin Laden
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2013
Summary
The definitive account of the decade-long manhunt that killed the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.
In 2012, Manhunt was chosen as the Sunday Times current affairs book of the year and in The Times as one of the best nonfiction books of the year.
Al Qaeda expert and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen paints a multi-dimensional picture of the hunt for bin Laden over the past decade, as well as the recent campaign that gradually tighten…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099570226 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 009957022X |
| Author: | Peter Bergen |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2013 |
| Weight: | 367g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Vintage Books |
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Critics Review
Tells the story of the search with considerable authority and conviction
Tells the story of the search with considerable authority and conviction – Max Hastings * Sunday Times *
His narrative has authority… Manhunt is packed with satisfying observations * The Economist *
Meticulously reported, pacy and authoritative – Jason Burke * Observer *
A very good, well-sourced account, as good on the White House, the military and the CIA as on what happened in Abbottabad, and as good as we’re likely to get, short of an official version – Alan Judd * Spectator *
The book makes for a rattling and thoroughly researched read on the last days of the world’s most notorious terrorist * Daily Telegraph *
Makes for a riveting read * Mail on Sunday *
Painstakingly researched – Christopher Hirst * Independent *
Grippingly narrated… Has the feel of a definitive work – Julian Borger * Guardian *
About The Author
Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen is a National Security Analyst for CNN and the author of three previous books about al Qaeda and the U.S.-led war on terrorism, including Holy War, Inc., a New York Times bestseller that has been translated into eighteen languages. Bergen is also the director of the national security studies program at the New America Foundation and a research fellow at NYU’s Center on Law and Security. He has reported on al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Pakistan, counterterrorism, and the Middle East for a wide range of newspapers and magazines.
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