| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
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| SUBJECT |
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 fast |
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Taliban.
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| SUBJECT |
Taliban fast |
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Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-
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Tora Bora, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2001.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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National security -- United States -- Decision making
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Command of troops -- Case studies
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
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Command of troops
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National security -- Decision making
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 21st century
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United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003003698
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| Subject |
Afghanistan
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Riedel, Bruce O
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| ISBN |
1612345344 |
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9781612345345 |
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