The war against America : Saddam Hussein and the World Trade Center attacks a study of revenge / Laurie Mylroie.
The war against America : Saddam Hussein and the World Trade Center attacks a study of revenge / Laurie Mylroie.
Former Title
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Study of Revenge
By
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Mylroie, Laurie.
Publication Date
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2000-2001
Publication Information
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New York : HarperCollins Publishers Inc.,
Edition
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2nd revised edition.
Physical Description
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318 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Terrorism -- United States.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Summary
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The destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon -- all within one hour on September 11, 2001 -- demonstrated America's shocking vulnerability to terrorism. Yet terror had already emerged on America's shores eight years earlier, when the mysterious terrorist mastermind, Ramzi Yousef (arrested after a botched attempt to down a dozen U.S. airlines) bombed the World Trade Center in an attempt to fell the buildings. His attacks were viewed as the harbinger of a new terrorism, carried out by an elusive enemy driven by religious fanaticism to unprecedented hatred of the United States.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780060097714
General Note
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Previously published as Study of Revenge.