102 Days of War How Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban Survived 2001.
- Dulles : Potomac Books Incorporated, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (194 pages)
Includes bibliographies 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.
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Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Taliban.
Afghanistan--History, Military--20th century. Afghanistan--History, Military--21st century. Command of troops--Case studies. Operation enduring freedom, 2001. 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.