The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qaeda

On September 11, 2001, FBI Special Agent Ali H. Soufan was handed a secret file. Had he received it months earlier--when it was requested--the attacks on New York and Washington could have been prevented. During his time on the front lines, Soufan helped thwart plots around the world and elicited some of the most important confessions from terrorists in the war against al-Qaeda--without laying so much as a hand on them. Most of these stories have never been reported before, and never by anyone with such intimate firsthand knowledge.

This narrative account of America's successes and failures against al-Qaeda is essential to an understanding of the terrorist group. We are taken into hideouts and interrogation rooms. We have a ringside seat at bin Laden's personal celebration of the 9/11 bombings. Such riveting details show us not only how terrorists think and operate but also how they can be beaten and brought to justice.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/12/2011
ISBN: 9780393079425
Pages: 608
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.50w x 1.57d

Review Citations: Library Journal 04/15/2011 pg. 74
Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 89
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 12/01/2011 pg. 102