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The exile : the stunning inside story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in flight  Cover Image Book Book

The exile : the stunning inside story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in flight / Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy.

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The Exile joins Osama bin Laden as he escapes into Pakistan in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, bringing to vivid life the years leading up to his death spent on the run and in exile. It tells the human story, and illuminates the global political workings. It is a tale of evasion, collusion, betrayal and the deep pain of isolation. Staying with a small group of characters throughout, The Exile moves through a series of dramatic set-pieces, from the shocking failure of the Battle of Tora Bora, one of the most significant losses in US strategic history, when, outgunned and outflanked, Osama still managed to give the world's most accomplished trackers the slip, through his covert journey from safe-house to safe-house in Pakistan, to the years spent hiding in the military compound in Abottabad where he was eventually to be killed. Using the contacts built up through years of research, including wives of key players such as Osama bin Laden and his mastermind, Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the authors have gained extraordinary and intimate insight into Osama bin Laden and those closest to him. Meticulously researched, beautifully written, this is an enthralling and revelatory journey.

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  • ISBN: 9781620409848 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: xx, 619 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, maps, colour portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 > Family.
Terrorists > Biography.
Terrorism.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tumbler Ridge Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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