Hunting in the Shadows The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9 11

Name: Hunting in the Shadows The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9 11
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ISBN: 9780393081459

ISBN-10: 0393081451

ISBN-13: 9780393081459

Edition: 2012

Authors: Seth G. Jones

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This comprehensive, landmark history chronicles our ongoing battle against al-Qa’ida, the greatest threat the West has faced in the modern era. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and counterinsurgency, Seth G. Jones presents a dramatic narrative of the on-the-ground police work; the elaborate, multiyear investigations led by the CIA, FBI, and Britain’s MI5; and the shifting and deadly alliances between terrorist groups that have characterized the conflict. With gripping detail he recounts the against-the-clock hunt for the Times Square bomber and reveals startling information about Osama bin Laden’s behavior during his final days. Drawing on recently declassified documents…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.96" long x 0.17" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Seth G. Jones has served as a senior advisor at U.S. Special Operations Command and is currently associate director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at RAND, an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of In the Graveyard of Empires.



List of Maps and Charts



A Model Investigation



The First Wave



The Origins of Dissent



Hunting in the Hindu Kush



Al Qa'ida in Pakistan



Coming to America



The Second Wave



Al Qa'ida in Iraq



The Madrid Attacks



The London Attacks



Resurgence in Pakistan



The Tide Turns in Iraq



Revolt from Within



The Toird Wawe



Leaderless Jihad?



Al Qaï¿½ida Strikes Back



The Rise of Yemen



A Different Breed



A Near Miss



We Got Him



The Fourth Wave?



Prevention


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index