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- 2012464581 abstract "This work is a dramatic account of the hunt for and defeat of Osama bin Laden draws on unprecedented access to primary sources to trace how key decisions were made, revealing events from the perspectives of an adept President Obama and an increasingly despondent bin Laden. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as the author shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda, a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track, demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, the author describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war, the fusion of intel from various agencies and on the ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. By Spring 2011, intelligence pointed to a compound in Abbottabad; it was estimated that there was a 50/50 chance that Osama was there. The author shows how three strategies were mooted: a drone strike, a precision bombing, or an assault by Navy SEALs. In the end, the President had to make the final decision. It was time for the finish.".
- 2012464581 contributor B12628882.
- 2012464581 created "c2012.".
- 2012464581 date "2012".
- 2012464581 date "c2012.".
- 2012464581 dateCopyrighted "c2012.".
- 2012464581 description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- 2012464581 description "This work is a dramatic account of the hunt for and defeat of Osama bin Laden draws on unprecedented access to primary sources to trace how key decisions were made, revealing events from the perspectives of an adept President Obama and an increasingly despondent bin Laden. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as the author shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda, a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track, demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, the author describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war, the fusion of intel from various agencies and on the ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. By Spring 2011, intelligence pointed to a compound in Abbottabad; it was estimated that there was a 50/50 chance that Osama was there. The author shows how three strategies were mooted: a drone strike, a precision bombing, or an assault by Navy SEALs. In the end, the President had to make the final decision. It was time for the finish.".
- 2012464581 extent "xv, 266 p. ;".
- 2012464581 identifier "0802120342".
- 2012464581 identifier "0802121004 (export pbk.)".
- 2012464581 identifier "9780802120342 (trade hardcover)".
- 2012464581 identifier "9780802121004 (export pbk.)".
- 2012464581 identifier 2012464581-b.html.
- 2012464581 identifier 2012464581-d.html.
- 2012464581 issued "2012".
- 2012464581 issued "c2012.".
- 2012464581 language "eng".
- 2012464581 publisher "New York : Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West,".
- 2012464581 spatial "Pakistan.".
- 2012464581 spatial "United States".
- 2012464581 spatial "United States.".
- 2012464581 subject "958.104/6092 B 23".
- 2012464581 subject "Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 Assassination. sears".
- 2012464581 subject "Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 Assassination.".
- 2012464581 subject "Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 Death and burial.".
- 2012464581 subject "HV6430.B55 B69 2012b".
- 2012464581 subject "Qaida (Organization) sears".
- 2012464581 subject "Special operations (Military science) Pakistan.".
- 2012464581 subject "Special operations (Military science) United States.".
- 2012464581 subject "Terrorism Prevention. sears".
- 2012464581 subject "Terrorism United States Prevention.".
- 2012464581 subject "Terrorists Biography. sears".
- 2012464581 subject "United States. Navy. SEALs History 21st century. sears".
- 2012464581 subject "United States. Navy. SEALs History 21st century.".
- 2012464581 subject "War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.".
- 2012464581 title "The finish : the killing of Osama Bin Laden / Mark Bowden.".
- 2012464581 type "text".