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Al Qaeda's Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terrors Trail 13 reviews
Philip G. Smucker
Potomac Books Inc., 2005
And He Was There
+ Philip Smucker's Gripping Story: Journalism students ought to read this
+ Why OBL got away
+ Evil-doer Redux
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What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East 274 reviews
Bernard Lewis
Harper Perennial, 2003
WWW!!!
+ Outstanding.
+ everyone should get aquinted with this book.
This book gives harsh reality about Middle east.I believe he gave his best answer for "What Went Wrong?". He is very informative. I enjoyed his point of view. One of my favorite sentence "Europeans managed to create a Christianity without compassion, so did some Middle Easterners create a democracy ...
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Militant Tricks: Battlefield Ruses of the Islamic Insurgent 15 reviews
H. John Poole
Posterity Press, 2005
Understanding OEF/OIF True Enemies
+ A Field Guide To 4th Generation Warfare
+ Al Queda explained
+ A must read for depolying servicemembers
+ Good explanation of a confusing subject
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Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods27 reviews
H. John Poole
Posterity Press, 2004
Understand what we're up against
+ Should be required reading....
+ Very informative
+ Tatics of the Cresent Moon
+ After reading this book I sent it to my old ROTC school
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Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq 7 reviews
Ahmed S. Hashim
Cornell University Press, 2006
Multifaceted violence in Iraq, actors, motives, and goals
+ Overview of the Iraq Insurgency
+ Hands down, the best Iraqi Insurgency book on the market
For anybody concerned about the continuing violence in Iraq and desiring a better in-depth understanding of the insurgency's actors, motives, and goals, will find a valuable resource in "Insurgency and Counterinsurgency". The reader will learn to understand how Iran, foreign fighters, and so ...
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Understanding Terror Networks13 reviews
Marc Sageman
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004
Good analysis of terrorist networks
+ Terror Networks without the Hype...
+ Riveting Look Inside the Terrorist Networks
+ Understanding Terror Networks?
+ Excellent examination of the structure and growth of global jihadist networks
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Osama Bin Laden: America's Enemy in His Own Words7 reviews
Nadeem Publishing, 2005
The Story Behind The Man In Afghanistan
+ Know your enemies
+ A Valuable Contribution to Understanding Bin Laden
+ Islam is not the enemy!
+ More and More Information is coming
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The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region4 reviews
Neamatollah Nojumi
Palgrave Macmillan, 2002
information is a dangerous thing
+ The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region
+ Good overview of the rise of forces leading to Bin Laden.
read this book written by an afghani to get a broader understanding of the region.though this book was published in the mid 90's as you read it you'll not be sure if you're reading on afghan. during the 80's or iraq under US occupation today.
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah118 reviews
Bing West
Bantam, 2005
Very accurate and explained things I didn't understand during the Battle.
+ great !!
+ The most comprehensive and accurate Iraq War book at this time.
+ Compelling and thought-provoking microcosm of the war in Iraq
+ No True Glory
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Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East (Nation Books) 11 reviews
Zaki Chehab
Nation Books, 2005
A unique and fascinating book
+ Enjoyed it
The recent developments in Iraq , and the scale of killing which is taking place in this country convinced me more and more that the mistakes commited after libertaing this country from its dictator Saddam Hussein should have been avoided if we have relied on experts in the region affairs rather ...
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Phantom Soldier: The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower20 reviews
H. John Poole
Posterity Press, 2001
DANGER, DANGER, WILL ROBINSON
+ Outstanding Explanation of Effective Small Unit Tactis
+ Great Wisdom Simplified
+ Excellent Analysis on the Eastern Warfighter
+ Inside Out
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Jihad
: Bin Laden in His Own Words
Declarations; Interviews and Speeches
Brad K. Berner
BookSurge Publishing, 2006
This book provides the reader with a compilation of the key declarations, interviews and speeches of Osama bin Laden.
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The Middle East58 reviews
Bernard Lewis
Scribner, 1997
A Good Introduction to a Complex History
I cannot agree with the statements of some that this is "dull" or "booring". I am not aware that a serious reader expects non-fiction, history books to be exciting! I think that says more about the reader than the author and this book.
Professor Lewis has done and excellent job of providing ...
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Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror177 reviews
Michael Scheuer
Potomac Books Inc., 2004
required reading
+ Losing the war on terror
+ Everyone Should Read This Book!
+ Imperial Hubris
+ The Bitter Truth
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The Failure of Political Islam11 reviews
Olivier Roy
Harvard University Press, 1998
Resisting the idea of the clash of civilizations
+ Don't misunderstand the book's title
This is an easy to read book that contains interesting ideas about the role of political islamic movements. However it puts advances different notions than most books on the subject that ahve been published in the aftermath (and before, if we think of Huntington). This book suggests that Islam is ...
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The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global (Cambridge Middle East Studies)8 reviews
Fawaz A. Gerges
Cambridge University Press, 2005
More than Soundbites
+ Multi-demensional Jihads
+ Ali Abbas Q
Though the author seems to belabor the point at times, the end result is a study in the jihadist trends of the past 30+ years. In this book you will be introduced to the key players in this drama along with the historical background of how their thought and teaching developed. It will take some ...
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The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West10 reviews
Gilles Kepel
Belknap Press, 2006
Insights on Islam
+ Good book, despite what some say..................
Gilles Kepel provides an insightful, European perspective on relations between the West and Islam. As the title suggests, he does not see the two locked in intractable conflict. Muslims, like the West, are divided. The interests of the Saudi government are separate from those of the Wahhabite ...
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Quotations from Osama Bin Laden
Brad K. Berner
BookSurge Publishing, 2006
This volume of quotations contains Bin Laden's views on topics including the War in Iraq, Women, the American people, Drugs, various Al Qaeda attacks, the Sex Trade in the U.S., George Bush, Bill Clinton, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Nuclear Weapons.
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The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror138 reviews
Bernard Lewis
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
An enjoyable read.
+ Excellent primer on West-Mideast divide
+ excellent overview
+ The Crisis of Islam
+ Good Book, tells it like it is
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Global Jihad
Bin Laden: Zawahiri: Zarqawi
Pavilion Press, 2005
Know your enemy! The leaders of al Qaeda form the backbone of the global jihadist war on civilization with particular emphasis on the destruction of America and Britain. Here are their words. They are quoted at length. Here is bin Laden's declaration of war and Zawahiri's global strategy, plus many of their statements released to the public.
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