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The heroic story of one navy seals sacrifice in the hunt for osama bin laden and the unwavering devotion of the woman who loved him hardcover published may 22nd 2012 by the doubleday religious publishing group hardcover, 256 pages. This book transports you inside the beating heart of americas war on terror, then spirals you down a main artery onto the front lines with a special forces detachment cutting down al qaeda terrorists. Ben rhodesone of obamas closest and most important advisorsopens up the defining issues of the presidency, from the role of race and the rise of conspiracy theories to the hunt for bin laden, the syria red line debate, and the secret negotiations ben himself led to normalize ties with cuba. Electrifying investigation of white house lies about the assassination of osama bin laden in 2011, an elite group of us navy seals stormed an enclosure in the pakistani city of abbottabad and killed osama bin laden, the man the united states had begun chasing before the devastating attacks of 911. But in the end, it took a small, dedicated team of cia operatives to track him down. One of the initial books released in this series is titled as hunt the scorpion. The hunt for bin laden traces the search for osama bin laden from its pre911 origins through the discovery of bin laden s hideout in pakistan, the planning and execution of the 2011 raid that resulted in his killing, and the immediate reactions and ongoing impacts of the raids conclusion. Oct 28, 2012 the new york times best sellers october 28, 2012 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. Bringing a through knowledge of middle eastern politics and society to the story, he provides insight into the character of the terrorist and offers a sobering portrait of the real osama bin laden.
In the meantime the cia has put out a variety of documents including a list of the books on bin laden s shelves. The best books on osama bin laden, as recommended by one of the few reporters who met him, peter bergen. Fearless is one of those books that is almost impossible to put down. Oct 05, 2008 the officer who led the armys delta force mission to kill osama bin laden after 911 reveals what really happened in tora bora, afghanistan, when the alqaeda leader narrowly escaped. With access to key sources, bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded.
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