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The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden (Bestselling Historical Nonfiction)
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69/100Critics
91/100Scholars
Author:
Peter L. Bergen
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Date:
August 3, 2021
The world's leading expert on Osama bin Laden narrates the life of the man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century and whose ideological heirs the nation continues to battle today.
What The Reviewers Say
It is a page-turner that weaves back and forth between the man and the terrorist, providing poignant glimpses of key figures and carefully chronicling all the missed opportunities, ignored warnings and strategic blunders of the United States.
... intimate and detailed.
Bergen...deepens readers’ understanding of Osama bin Liden, founder of the terrorist group al-Qaeda and the force behind the 9/11 attacks.
CNN national security analyst Bergen...adds intriguing new details to the story of Osama bin Laden in this solid, well-sourced biography.
