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The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Mark BowdenPublish date:2013-06-11Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Grove PressISBN-13:9780802121523ISBN-10:802121527UPC:9780802121523Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Asia, United StatesBook Topic:Afghan War (2001-2021)Size:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCBEDTYNJZ
From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comes The Finish, a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded.

After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as Bowden 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, Bowden 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. Bowden 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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Grove PressISBN-13:9780802121523ISBN-10:802121527UPC:9780802121523Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Asia, United StatesBook Topic:Afghan War (2001-2021)Size:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCBEDTYNJZ
Mark Bowden is the author of nine books, including the #1 New York Times best seller Black Hawk Down. He reported at The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and other magazines. His most recent book is Worm: The First Digital World War.
Publisher: Grove Press

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