Author: Bergen, Peter L. (1962-)
Title: Holy war, Inc. : inside the secret world of Osama Bin Laden
Description: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2001. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 292 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; How to find the world's most wanted man -- While America slept -- The Afghan Jihad: the making of a holy warrior -- Blowback: the CIA and the Afghan War -- The Koran and the Kalashnikov: Bin Laden's years in Sudan -- From the peaks of the Hindu Kush: the declaration of war -- Investigation and retaliation: the embassy bombings -- The American connection: from Brooklyn to Seattle -- True believers: the Taliban and Bin Laden -- The holy warriors of Yemen: the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole -- The global network: around the world in eighty Jihads -- Afterword. Summary; Peter Bergen. conducted the first TV interview with Osama bin Laden. 'the most significant financial sponsor of Islamic extremist activity in the world today'.after the US government had accused him of running terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and Sudan. In August 1996 bin Laden issued his first call to Muslims to attack U.S. targets. Since then his name has been linked to every major anti-American terrorist act by Muslims. For this book Bergen draws on ten years of 'bin Laden watching'. The book will reveal the Islamist militant's unsuspected previous links with the West. and why he has proved such a force throughout the Muslim world. Bergen's personal experience of bin Laden and his secret world helps make this such a powerful and well-informed book that is unrivalled by anything already published or announced. Subjects; Bin Laden. Osama (1957-2011). Bin Laden. Osama (1957-). Bin Ladin. Usamah (1957- ). Terrorists - Saudi Arabia - Biography. Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam. Terrorism - Government policy - United States. Jihad. biography. individual. political history. Saudi Arabia. The Middle East. Near East. The world. (1976 to the present day). middle east. al qaida. guerilla forces. unit records. revolutionary activity. rebellion. insurrection. revolution. terrorism. terrorist abduction and kidnapping. Terrorism. freedom fighters. armed struggle ; Islam ; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare ; Islamic studies. Political Science / Terrorism. Biography & Autobiography / General. Religion / Islam / General. History / Military / Other. Social Science / Islamic Studies. Terrorists ; Saudi Arabia ; Biography ; Terrorism ; History. bin Laden. Osama. Genres; Biography. Illustrated. text. ISBN: 0297829122.

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