Bin Laden; The Man Who Declared War on America

Forum, Roseville, California, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. foreword and introduction by author, a note on terms and spelling, and note on sources and methods, significant abbreviations and organisations, glossary, acknowledgements, sources and index. At the beginning of the text is a double page map showing the north east portion of Africa, the Mediterranean and India. Black-and-white photographic front cover, showing Osama Bin Laden, with white and red titles to the front panel and black and white titles to the backstrip. "Who is Osama Bin Laden-- the only terrorist leader ever to have declared a holy war against America? What drives him and those he leads to hate a West that helped enrich and arm them? Bin Laden's name has been linked to a number of incidents that have cost Americans their lives, including the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 and the destruction of the American Embassy in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Now, he is linked to the recent catastrophic assault on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. Here is a comprehensive account of the rise of Bin Laden." -- From the rear panel blurb. Though the subject of this book has now died, his legacy lives on and to understand his legacy you first must understand the man. Minor creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. A little age toning of the text block edges. Size: Trade Paperback. (5), VI-XXII, (2), 439, (1) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0761535810. ISBN/EAN: 9780761535812. Inventory No: 0120056. . 9780761535812