Definitive and gripping - the first book to allow readers really to understand the historical origins of a form of violent militancy that has changed our lives.

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Wright has written for many years for the New Yorker and is the author of the bestselling The Looming Tower, which won the Pulitzer Prize. Klappentext Compelling, original and strongly written, this book tells the full story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. Chosen by many as a 2006 'Book of the Year' this paperback edition has been given a strong mass market look to bring it to a wide audience. 'The most detailed (and thrilling) account we have of the events that led to the destruction of the Twin Towers' "Observer" Books of the Year. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. This title investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. It takes us into training camps, mountain hideouts and top secret meetings to explore how it all fed into the planning and execution of 9/11.

Autorentext
Lawrence Wright has written for many years for the New Yorker and is the author of the bestselling The Looming Tower, which won the Pulitzer Prize.

Klappentext

Compelling, original and strongly written, this book tells the full story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. Chosen by many as a 2006 'Book of the Year' this paperback edition has been given a strong mass market look to bring it to a wide audience. 'The most detailed (and thrilling) account we have of the events that led to the destruction of the Twin Towers' "Observer" Books of the Year.

Zusammenfassung
Tells the story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. This title investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. It takes us into training camps, mountain hideouts and top secret meetings to explore how it all fed into the planning and execution of 9/11.