102 days of war : how Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban survived 2001 /
Barzilai, Yaniv.
102 days of war : how Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban survived 2001 / One hundred two days of war Yaniv Barzilai ; foreword by Bruce Riedel. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Author's Note; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 The Lion's Den; 2 Scrambling to Respond; 3 Preparing for War; 4 A Slow Start; 5 The Strategic Void; 6 Dominoes; 7 Distractions; 8 A Battle Won and a War Lost; Conclusion; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Sources and Methodology; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; About the Author.
Using a broad array of sources, including interviews with top-level U.S. officials at every level of the war effort, Barzilai concludes that the failure to kill bin Laden and destroy al Qaeda at the Battle of Tora Bora was not only the result of a failure in tactics but, more importantly, the product of failures in policy and leadership.
1612345344 (electronic bk.) 9781612345345 (electronic bk.) (hbk. ; alk. paper) (hbk. ; alk. paper)
YBP9751935
EBL Purchased
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011
Taliban.
Talibans.
Taliban.
2000-2099
Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-
Tora Bora, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2001.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
National security--Decision making.--United States
Command of troops--Case studies.
Opération Liberté immuable, 2001-
Bataille de Tora Bora, Afghānistān, 2001.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
Commandement des troupes--Études de cas.
HISTORY--Central Asia.--Asia
HISTORY--General.--Asia
Command of troops.
National security--Decision making.
Afghanistan--History, Military--21st century.
United States--History, Military--21st century.
États-Unis--Histoire militaire--21e siècle.
Afghanistan.
United States.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Military history.
DS371.4 / .B38 2013
958.104/7
102 days of war : how Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban survived 2001 / One hundred two days of war Yaniv Barzilai ; foreword by Bruce Riedel. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Author's Note; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 The Lion's Den; 2 Scrambling to Respond; 3 Preparing for War; 4 A Slow Start; 5 The Strategic Void; 6 Dominoes; 7 Distractions; 8 A Battle Won and a War Lost; Conclusion; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Sources and Methodology; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; About the Author.
Using a broad array of sources, including interviews with top-level U.S. officials at every level of the war effort, Barzilai concludes that the failure to kill bin Laden and destroy al Qaeda at the Battle of Tora Bora was not only the result of a failure in tactics but, more importantly, the product of failures in policy and leadership.
1612345344 (electronic bk.) 9781612345345 (electronic bk.) (hbk. ; alk. paper) (hbk. ; alk. paper)
YBP9751935
EBL Purchased
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011
Taliban.
Talibans.
Taliban.
2000-2099
Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-
Tora Bora, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2001.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
National security--Decision making.--United States
Command of troops--Case studies.
Opération Liberté immuable, 2001-
Bataille de Tora Bora, Afghānistān, 2001.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
Commandement des troupes--Études de cas.
HISTORY--Central Asia.--Asia
HISTORY--General.--Asia
Command of troops.
National security--Decision making.
Afghanistan--History, Military--21st century.
United States--History, Military--21st century.
États-Unis--Histoire militaire--21e siècle.
Afghanistan.
United States.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Military history.
DS371.4 / .B38 2013
958.104/7