war on terrorism, 2001-2009

A memoir of a former member of Navy SEAL Team 6 about his career in the military, including his firsthand account of the successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden.

Examines the major battles fought in Afghanistan. Explores the political and military tactics employed by both the US and the Taliban forces. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, a chronology, text-related questions, and color photographs.

Provides a chronological account of September 11, 2001, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.

"A look at the causes and global effects of the terror attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001, which set in motion the events of the War on Terror and hunt for al Qaeda"--Provided by the publisher.

"THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME offers an unprecedented assessment of the CIA while at the forefront of our nation's war against al-Qa'ida and during the most remarkable period in the history of the Agency. Called the "Bob Gates of his generation," Michael Morell is a top CIA officer who saw it all--the only person with President Bush on 9/11/01 and with President Obama on 5/1/11 when Usama Bin Laden was brought to justice. Like Ghost Wars, See No Evil, and At the Center of the Storm, THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME will be a vivid, newsmaking account of the CIA, a life of secrets and a war in the shadows"--.