The Looming Tower

Al-qaeda and the Road to 9/11

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Hardcover, 873 pages

English language

Published Jan. 17, 2007 by Thorndike Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7862-9260-8
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3 stars (1 review)

National Book Award FinalistA Time, Newsweek, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times Book Review Best Book of the YearA gripping narrative that spans five decades, The Looming Tower explains in unprecedented detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Lawrence Wright re-creates firsthand the transformation of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri from incompetent and idealistic soldiers in Afghanistan to leaders of the most successful terrorist group in history. He follows FBI counterterrorism chief John O'Neill as he uncovers the emerging danger from al-Qaeda in the 1990s and struggles to track this new threat. Packed with new information and a deep historical perspective, The Looming Tower is the definitive history of the long road to September 11.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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È un bel resoconto sui movimenti islamici che portarono Bin Laden e Zawairi a promuovere un attacco contro gli stati uniti e quello che rappresentano (in particolare come avamposto cristiano). La lettura scorre e non mancano alcuni riferimenti scioccanti all'incapacità di dialogo tra le agenzie americane (CIA, NSA, FBI).

La descrizione dell'attentato al WTC è sintetico ma mi ha molto colpito emotivamente.

Subjects

  • History
  • History - U.S
  • History: American
  • Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence
  • Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism
  • United States - 21st Century
  • United States - State & Local - Southwest
  • Government policy
  • Intelligence service
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • Terrorism
  • United States