102 days of war : how Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban survived 2001

Author/Creator:

Barzilai, Yaniv

Publication/Creation:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

102 days of war : how Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban survived 2001 / Yaniv Barzilai ; foreword by Bruce Riedel

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Bin Laden, Osama,1957-2011
Taliban
Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014
Tora Bora, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2001
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
National security--United States--Decision making
Command of troops--Case studies
Afghanistan--History, Military--21st century
United States--History, Military--21st century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

The lion's den -- Scrambling to respond -- Preparing for war -- A slow start -- The strategic void -- Dominoes -- Distractions -- A battle won and a war lost -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Sources and methodology.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xxvi, 167 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990033928220302486

ISBN:

9781612345338 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781612345345 (electronic)
1612345336 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1612345344 (electronic)

OCLC Number:

795759532

Barcode:

010002723953