02091cam a2200385 a 4500 16188000 20141211102126.0 100415s2011 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2010015268 978-0743278935 0743278933 (OCoLC)ocn310397918 LC PUL n-us--- HV 6432 .B46 2011 Bergen, Peter L., 1962- The longest war: The enduring conflict between America and al-Qaeda. Peter L. Bergen. 1st Free Press hbk. ed. New York : Free Press, c2011. xx, 473 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. , maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-452) and index. Holy Tuesday -- Explaining Bin Laden and 9/11 -- Blinking red -- Kicking ass -- The great escape -- The destruction of the base -- The gloves came off -- Home front: the first Bush term -- The war of error -- Almost losing the war the United States thought it had won -- Al-Qaeda 2.0 -- Al-Qaeda's quixotic quest for weapons of mass destruction -- United States of Jihad -- Pakistan: the new base -- The fall of al-Qaeda in Iraq and the rise of an Iraqi state -- The Jihad within -- The end of the "war on terror"? -- Obama's war -- The long hunt. New York Times bestselling author Peter Bergen's definitive account of al Qaeda's evolution since 9/11 and the U.S. government's responses. Qaida (Organization) War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Terrorism United States Prevention. Terrorism Prevention. Iraq War, 2003-2011. Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2010015268-b.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2010015268-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 27723 27723 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC PUNBI PUNBI GEN 2014-12-11 Books For Africa 1500.00 0 HV 6432 .B46 2011 2014-7916 2014-12-11 00:00:00 C1 2014-12-11 BK