2001, ISBN: 9781842751459

The attacks of September 11, 2001, were a calamity on a scale few had imagined possible. In their aftermath, we exaggerated the men who perpetrated the attacks, shaping hasty and often mi… More...

The attacks of September 11, 2001, were a calamity on a scale few had imagined possible. In their aftermath, we exaggerated the men who perpetrated the attacks, shaping hasty and often mistaken reporting into caricatures we could comprehend -- monsters and master criminals equal to the enormity of their crime. In reality, the 9/11 hijackers were unexceptional men, not much different from countless others. It is this ordinary enemy, not the caricature, that we must understand if we are to have a legitimate hope of defeating terrorism. Using research undertaken in twenty countries on four continents, "Los Angeles Times" correspondent Terry McDermott provides gripping, authoritative portraits of the main players in the 9/11 plot. With brilliant reporting and thoughtful analysis, McDermott brings us a clearer, more nuanced, and in some ways more frightening, understanding of the landmark event of our time. Media >, [PU: Portico's Publishing]<

2005, ISBN: 9781842751459

Politico's Publishing Ltd, Paperback, 350 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-09-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.56 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2041176, 21st Century, United States, Americas, History, Su… More...

Politico's Publishing Ltd, Paperback, 350 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-09-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.56 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2041176, 21st Century, United States, Americas, History, Subjects, Books, Islam, Religion & Spirituality, Political Violence, Civil Liberties & Political Activism, Government & Politics, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Islamic, Religious Groups Studies, Politico's Publishing Ltd, 2005<