In The Longest WarPeter Bergen offers a comprehensive history of the war on terror and its evolution, from the strategies devised in the wake of the 9/11 attacks to the fighting in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond. Unlike any other book on this subject, Bergen tells the story of this shifting war's failures and successes from both the perspective of the United States and al-Qaeda and its allies. He goes into the homes of al-Qaeda members, rooting into the source of their devotion to terrorist causes, and he spends time in the offices of the major players shaping the U.S. strategic efforts in the region. At a time when many are frustrated or fatigued with what has become an enduring multigenerational conflict, this book will provide an illuminating narrative that not only traces the arc of the fight, but projects its likely future. At a critical moment in world history The Longest Warprovides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise for The Longest War
- Also by Peter L. Bergen
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Part I: Hubris
- Chapter 1: Holy Tuesday
- Chapter 2: Explaining 9/11
- Chapter 3: Blinking Red
- Chapter 4: Kicking Ass
- Chapter 5: The Great Escape
- Chapter 6: The Destruction of the Base
- Chapter 7: The Gloves Came Of
- Chapter 8: Home Front: The First Bush Term
- Chapter 9: Building the Case for War with Iraq
- Chapter 10: The War of Error
- Chapter 11: Almost Losing the War the United States Thought It Had Won
- Chapter 12: Al-Qaeda 2.0
- Chapter 13: Al-Qaeda's Quixotic Quest for Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Part II: Nemesis?
- Chapter 14: The United States of Jihad
- Chapter 15: Pakistan: The New Base
- Chapter 16: The Fall of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Rise of an Iraqi State
- Chapter 17: The Jihad Within
- Chapter 18: The End of the âWar on Terrorâ?
- Chapter 19: Obama's War
- Chapter 20: The Long Hunt
- Note on Sources
- Interviewees
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Plates
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