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The Longest War
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The Longest War (2011) (edit title/settings)

The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda

by Peter Bergen (Author) (edit contributors)

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TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED since the shocking attacks on the World Trade Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq—only to move into Afghanistan, where the ten-year-old fight continues: the war on terror rages with no clear end in sight. In The Longest War... read more

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This is an excellent book, well documented and presented in an organized manner. This is laid out in a non-political blame/game and covers the main suspects and the incentive behind many of the major chess game moves.

If you read one book about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan this... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

This is an excellent book, well documented and presented in an organized manner. This is laid out in a non-political blame/game and covers the main suspects and the incentive behind many of the major chess game moves.

If you read one book about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan this would be the one I'd suggest.

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Author's Note

Part I: Hubris
1. Holy Tuesday
2. Explaining 9/11
3. Blinking Red
4. Kicking Ass
5. The Great Escape
6. The Destruction of the Base
7. The Gloves Came Off
8. Home Front: The First Bush Term
9. Building the Case for War with Iraq
10. The War of Error
11. Almost Losing the War the United States Thought It Had Won
12. Al-Qaeda 2.0
13. Al-Qaeda's Quixotic Quest for Weapons of Mass Destruction

Part II: Nemesis?
14. The United States of Jihad
15. Pakistan: The New Base
16. The Fall of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Rise of an Iraqi State
17. The Jihad Within
18. The End of the "War on Terror"?
19. Obama's War
20. The Long Hunt

Note on Sources
Interviewees
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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This is book 6 of 10 in Amazon.com Best Books of January (2011). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Hidden Reality, and followed by Poser.

This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Nonfiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

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  1. Peter Bergen (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 11, 2011
ISBN: 9780743278935
Page Count: 473

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