from iftyzaidi

Interesting account of Bin Laden's life on the run and the search for him. Peter Bergen has good contacts in the region and puts together a fair amount of information. Particularly interesting was the news that the U.S. government concluded from monitoring the reactions and communications at the ...

from Stbalbach

Fast moving, politically neutral and reliable account of the hunt and death of Bin Laden. It's a great story and one everyone should know about, in particular the details of Obama's involvement. His role can not be over-stated. Although the CIA did the leg work and the Seals did the job, it was n...

from theageofsilt

Fascinating reading - especially the insight into into the process of making a complex and very risky decision.

from larryerick

This is a fine companion work to Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower. While Wright's work does a much more extensive job of showing the events leading to the creation and evolution of Al Qaeda than this book does, both books deal very well with the inside work of American intelligence and defense...