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The finish : the killing of Osama Bin Laden / Mark Bowden.
- Title
- The finish : the killing of Osama Bin Laden / Mark Bowden.
- Author
- Bowden, Mark, 1951-
- Publication
- New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV6430.B55 B69 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 266 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A dramatic account of the hunt for and defeat of Osama bin Laden draws on unprecedented access to primary sources to trace how key decisions were made, revealing events from the perspectives of an adept President Obama and an increasingly despondent bin Laden.
- Subject
- Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 > Assassination
- United States. SEALs > History > 21st century
- United States. SEALs > History
- United States. SEALs
- 2000-2099
- Terrorism > United States > Prevention
- Terrorists
- Special operations (Military science) > United States
- Special operations (Military science) > Pakistan
- Special forces (Military science) > United States
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- History
- Biographies.
- Note
- Includes an errata for page 229.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- A definition of evil -- The path of Jihad -- Taking up arms -- The targeting engine -- "Please make sure to keep the children and all of the families away from the areas that are being photographed and bombed" -- Disguised uncertainty -- "Adhering to these precautions" -- The finish -- Glitter.
- ISBN
- 9780802120342
- 0802120342
- OCLC
- 795759627
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library