Os autores começaram a trabalhar neste livro depois de deixar o NSC, onde, como dir. & sr. dir. para o combate ao terrorismo, eles assistiram a ascensão da al-Qaeda e ajudaram a coordenar a luta da América contra Osama bin Laden e sua organização. Aviso sobre o aparecimento de uma nova raça de terroristas que estavam determinados a matar em grande escala, os autores começaram este livro mais de um ano antes do 9/11, para soar o alarme para uma nação que não tinha reconhecido a ameaça mais grave do nosso tempo. Depois desse dia, eles adicionaram um segundo objetivo ao seu livro: entender como a América deixou suas defesas para baixo, como os avisos foram ignorados e como partes chave do governo. falhou em tarefas vitais. Descreve o caminho à frente, onde os terroristas vão procurar obter força, e o que os EUA devem fazer para detê-los.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Hardcover edition in Like New condition with a nice, crisp Like New jacket. Printer's key on copyright page "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" followed by "First Edition". The covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. Jacket shows just a hint of shelf wear. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. The authors began working on this book after leaving the NSC, where, as dir. & sr. dir. for counter-terrorism, they watched the rise of al-Qaeda & helped coordinate America s fight against Usama bin Laden & his org. Warning about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the grand scale, the authors began this book more than a year before 9/11, to sound the alarm for a nation that had not recognized the gravest threat of our time. After that day, they added a 2nd goal to their book: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, & how key parts of the gov't. failed at vital tasks. Describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, & what the U.S. must do to stop them. Seller Inventory # 15357
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