This national bestseller and award-winning book is now available in paperback.
Packed with new information and a deep historical perspective, The Looming Tower is a sweeping, unprecedented history of the long Road to September 11..
He follows FBI counterterrorism chief John O\'Neill as he uncovers the emerging danger from Al-Qaeda in the 1990s and struggles to track this new threat.
In gripping narrative that spans five decades, Lawrence Wright re-creates firsthand the transformation of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri from incompetent and idealistic soldiers in Afghanistan to leaders of the most successful terrorist group in history.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - A heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11 ( The New York Times Book Review ), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
A gripping narrative that spans five decades, The Looming Tower explains in unprecedented detail the rise of Al-Qaeda and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on 9/11.
This national bestseller and award-winning book is now available in paperback
