Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-472) and index.
Summary
Two former members of the National Security Council trace the evolution of terrorist activities and the history of radical Islam, the September 11th attacks, and the U.S. government's efforts to stop further threats.
Contents
pt. 1. The Terror -- 1. Daybreak -- 2. Ibn Taymiyya and His Children -- 3. The Warrior Prince -- 4. Raiders on the Path of God -- 5. Fields of Jihad -- pt. 2. America -- 6. A Paradigm Lost -- 7. The Unknown War -- 8. The Shock of the New -- 9. A Failure of Intelligence -- 10. How Great a Failure? -- pt. 3. After Afghanistan -- 11. Terror and Strategy -- 12. A World of Terror.
