Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State

by Ali H. Soufan

Book Overview

In early 2011, the heart of the Muslim world roiled in protest, consumed with the upheaval of the Arab Spring. The governments of Tunisia and Egypt had already fallen; those of Libya and Yemen would soon follow. Watching the chaos from his hideout in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden saw a historic opportunity: "the next stage," he declared, "will be the reinstating of the rule of the caliphate."

Within weeks, bin Laden was dead, shot in the dark...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393241173
• ISBN13: 9780393241174
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"