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The secret history of al Qaeda / Abdel Bari Atwan.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atwan, Abdel Bari.
- Standardized Title:
- Secret history of al-Qa'ida
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qaida (Organization).
- Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
- Bin Laden, Osama.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- Drawing on unparalleled access to Osama bin Laden and his key associates, journalist Abdel Bari Atwan gives an incisive and timely account of the rise of the notorious terrorist organization, al Qaeda.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Inside the Lair: With bin Laden at Tora Bora 15
- 1 Osama bin Laden 39
- 2 Holy Warrior 64
- 3 Human Bombs and the Concept of Martyrdom 89
- 4 Cyber-Jihad 120
- 5 Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia 150
- 6 Al Qaeda in Iraq 179
- 7 The Future of al Qaeda 219.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [237-241]) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520249747
- OCLC:
- 70054340
- Publisher Number:
- 9780520249745
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