Manhunt
From 9/11 to Abbottabad - the Ten-Year Search for Osama bin Laden
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4.2 • 6 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Al Qaeda expert and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen paints a multi-dimensional picture of the hunt for bin Laden over the past decade, as well as the recent campaign that gradually tightened the noose around him. Other key elements of the book include:
* A careful account of Obama's decision-making process throughout the final weeks and days during which the raid was planned, as well as what NSC cabinet members were advising him. The fascinating story of a group of (mostly female) analysts at the CIA in the HVT (High Value Target) section, who never gave up assembling the tiniest clues about OBL's whereabouts.
* The untold and action-packed history of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and the SEALs, which accounts for the confidence Obama had in tasking them with the mission.
* An analysis of what the death of OBL means for al Qaeda, for the wider jihadist movement that looked to him for inspiration and strategic guidance, and for Obama's legacy.
Customer Reviews
Manhunt
Good easy read. Provides good perspectives and insights from intelligence community and white house on the UBL threat. Is a little bit inconsistent with the book No Easy Day on the actually attack on the compound and killing of UBL. Did not give any real emphasis on the female CIA analyst (its UBL 100%) who was so widely credited with pushing the courier strategy and analysis of the compound. The insights from the terrorist perspectives including from inside the compound in the final hours were really interesting but all to brief.