Vorwort
The killing of Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011 was the culmination of nearly a decade of efforts made by the CIA, the US Armed Forces and others to track down the man behind the atrocities of September 11, 2001. Featuring gripping minute-by-minute narrative and full-color artwork, this absorbing study tells the dramatic story of SEAL Team Six's lightning raid on Bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan.

Autorentext

Peter Panzeri is a serving officer in the US Army who has had a passionate interest in the history of the American Indian wars for many years. Peter lives and works in Arizona.

Klappentext

On May 2, 2011 a ten-year manhunt drew to a deadly end as the men of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (a.k.a. SEAL Team Six) closed in on their prey, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Flown from Afghanistan by Army Special Operations Command's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and evading detection by the Pakistani military, two US helicopters flew towards the compound where they believed Bin Laden to be. Forty minutes later one helicopter had crashed and five people were dead, including the al-Qaeda leader. In this book the story of the raid is told, from start to finish, using specially commissioned full-colour artwork, photographs, and maps. The operation, codenamed Neptune Spear, is expertly analyzed and the events are told in a concise and clear account of its build-up, execution, and aftermath, demonstrating the skill and courage of the men who carried it out.

Zusammenfassung
Featuring gripping minute-by-minute narrative and full-color artwork, this absorbing study tells the dramatic story of SEAL Team Six's lightning raid on Bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan.

Inhalt

Introduction
Origins
The Plan
The Raid
Aftermath
Analysis
Further Reading