The New jackals - Hardcover

Simon Reeve

 
9781555534073: The New jackals

Synopsis

Details the manhunt for Ramzi Yousef, the terrorist behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and the discovery that he was backed by Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden, an increasingly influential sponser of international terrorism.

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Review

"A painfully relevant book on the elusive and dangerous terrorist Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center. The subsequent investigation unveiled Osama bin Laden as the financier and revealed the worldwide scope of his terrorist network's operation." --Washington Post Book World

From the Publisher

The New Jackals was published in Britain and the United States in 1998 and 1999. It has since been published, translated and distributed in countries ranging from Holland to China, and Australia to South Korea.
The book has been described as Essential or Recommended Reading by scores of newspapers, magazines, government officials and academics around the world.
Recommended by Newsweek magazine
Recommended by Time magazine
Recommended by US News & World Report
Recommended by the Center of International Studies at Princeton University
Recommended by Encyclopaedia Britannica
Recommended as ‘Essential Reading’ by Steven Mintz, Professor of History at the University of Houston
Recommended by The Journal of Homeland Security
Recommended by Rick Shenkman, editor of History News Network
Recommended by William H. Parrish, U.S. Customs Director of Anti-Terrorism
Recommended by Salon.com
Recommended by Jack Fischel, Chairman, History Department, Millersville University
Recommended by American Library Association
Recommended by Bookviews
Recommended by Craig L. Fuller, former Chief of Staff to Vice President George Bush
Recommended by Robert Burrowes, adjunct professor, Jackson School at the University of Washington

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