Peter L. Bergen Knihy

Autentické svědectví o tajemném světě Usámy bin Ládina. Kniha vznikla na základě čtyřletého sledování událostí a dvou let psaní. Podrobný popis přípravy a průběhu teroristických útoků na americké objekty od počátku devadesátých let, osobní charakteristiky teroristů, zasvěcené informace z mnoha zdrojů: osobní rozhovory autora s představitely islámských radikálů, s příbuznými a spolupracovníky bin Ládina, s politickými představiteli různých zemí.

Enthüllt erstmals die Hintergründe der lange vergeblichen Suche nach Osama Bin Laden Beinahe zehn Jahre nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September 2001 wurde Osama Bin Laden endlich von amerikanischen Spezialeinheiten in seinem Versteck in Pakistan aufgespürt. Peter L. Bergen hat 1997 als erster westlicher Journalist ein Interview mit Osama Bin Laden geführt, das den Terroristen einer breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt machte. In diesem aktuell recherchierten Buch enthüllt er die Hintergründe der Jagd auf den größten Terroristen unserer Zeit. Warum dauerte es so lange, Bin Laden zu finden, wer deckte ihn und half ihm? Genoss er die Unterstützung Pakistans? Wie organisierte sich al-Qaida unter dem Druck der Verfolgung? Warum versagten wiederholt westliche Geheimdienste und Spezialeinheiten? Und, nicht zuletzt, was geschah wirklich bei der Tötung Bin Ladens in Abbottabad?

From the author of the "New York Times"-bestselling "Holy War, Inc." this is the definitive account of the decade-long manhunt that killed the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.

The world's leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century, and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today. číst celé

Selected for the Washington Post 's Notable Nonfiction List, 2016 A New York Times Editors' Choice Mr. Bergen writes with authority and range... His profiles of jihadists... leave the reader with a harrowing appreciation of the banality of evil and an unnerving sense of missteps made by the authorities... Mr. Bergen's detailed accounts of terror plots (both executed, foiled or failed) make for chilling reading. - MICHIKO KAKUTANI , NEW YORK TIMES Excellent... Bergen's book is the best one-volume treatment available on the current state of jihad in America. - JANET NAPOLITANO, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Peter Bergen is a skilled and sensitive reporter with unparalleled access to the law-enforcement and intelligence communities... He has written what in effect are two books about terrorism. Both are valuable. One is a riveting, thoroughly researched account of the evolving state of the threat as a growing number of American citizens join the ranks of foreign terrorist movements-and of how U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies are addressing the constantly shifting threat. The other is a skilled defense of... the Obama administration's anti-terror effort: one that attempts to steer between the perceived extremes of panicky overreaction and a failure to acknowledge how politically and socially devastating terror attacks can be. - WALTER RUSSELL MEAD , WALL STREET JOURNAL Peter Bergen... one of America's most prominent terrorism experts, makes a compelling and often unsettling case that, in the years since Sept. 11, 2001, Islamist terrorism in the United States has metamorphosed... The transformation of domestic jihadism has not only dispersed the Islamist terrorist threat but in a perverse process of cultural intermingling has partly Americanized jihad itself. The 'soft power' appeal of American culture is often considered to be one of this country's most enduring assets, but the new admixture of jihadi terror and pop culture savoir faire potentially turns this idea on its head... Bergen takes a generally skeptical view of the growth of the post-9/11 national security state and of the fear-mongering about Islam that has increasingly transfixed the darker crannies of American politics. This skepticism, I think, is not only strategically and morally sound but also borne out by the facts. - LOS ANGELES TIMES There's drama in the cases Bergen relates... He makes a highly reliable guide on the road to the present day. - KARL VICK , TIME MAGAZINE A crisply methodical detailing of the types of people and attacks involved in Islam-inspired terrorism here and abroad... Bergen knows his topic extremely well. -USA TODAY Disturbing and topical... [ United States of Jihad ] is an engrossing and edifying book... It is to Bergen's immense credit that, without downplaying the threat of Islamist terrorism-home-grown or directed at America by groups abroad-he refrains from overstating it and attempts to maintain perspective... The author deserves kudos for simultaneously recognizing the potential of secular Muslims-who are too often ignored-to change people's attitudes. -BOSTON GLOBE Bergen pulls you in with snappy, conversational writing... exploding some of the easy assumptions about jihadists in the United States. - WASHINGTON POST Bergen, who has interviewed convicted terrorists, their families and friends and people working across the counterterrorism profession, is the most sober guide to the subject one could hope for....But Bergen also has an eye for the human factor, which makes this book, for all its horror, humane. 'Jihadization' is usually a great blow to the families of the person involved, and Bergen presents poignant family portraits. - THE GLOBE AND MAIL Gripping... There is much to commend in Mr. Bergen's important book. Readers will benefit from his astute observations, based on numerous case studies... [Mr. Bergen] offers a sobering assessment that sho

In The Longest WarPeter Bergen offers a comprehensive history of the war on terror and its evolution, from the strategies devised in the wake of the 9/11 attacks to the fighting in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond. Unlike any other book on this subject, Bergen tells the story of this shifting war's failures and successes from both the perspective of the United States and al-Qaeda and its allies. He goes into the homes of al-Qaeda members, rooting into the source of their devotion to terrorist causes, and he spends time in the offices of the major players shaping the U.S. strategic efforts in the region. At a time when many are frustrated or fatigued with what has become an enduring multigenerational conflict, this book will provide an illuminating narrative that not only traces the arc of the fight, but projects its likely future. At a critical moment in world history The Longest Warprovides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror.

Focusing on the life and impact of the world's most wanted man, this book by bestselling author Peter Bergen provides an insightful analysis of al-Qaeda and its leader. As a leading expert on the subject, Bergen combines thorough research with compelling storytelling to explore the complexities of terrorism, ideology, and the global response to threats. This unique portrait offers readers a deeper understanding of both the individual and the broader implications of his actions on world events.

"From one of America's preeminent national security journalists, an explosive, news-breaking account of Donald Trump's collision with the American national security establishment, and with the world It is a simple fact that no president in American history brought less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J. Trump. The real estate developer from Queens promised to bring his brash, zero-sum swagger to bear to cut through America's most complex national security issues, and he did. If the cost of his "America First" agenda was bulldozing the edifice of foreign alliances that had been carefully tended by every president from Truman to Obama, then so be it. It was clear from the first that Trump's inclinations were radically more blunt force than his predecessors'. When briefed by the Pentagon on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, he exclaimed, "The next time Iran sends its boats into the Strait: blow them out of the water! Let's get Mad Dog on this." When told that the capital of South Korea, Seoul, was so close to the North Korean border that millions of people would likely die in the first hours of any all-out war, Trump had a bold response, "They have to move." The officials in the Oval Office weren't sure if he was joking. He raised his voice. "They have to move!" Very quickly, it became clear to a number of people at the highest levels of government that their gravest mission was to protect America from Donald Trump. Trump and His Generals is Peter Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable force of President Trump met the immovable object of America's national security establishment--the CIA, the State Department, and, above all, the Pentagon. If there is a real "deep state" in DC, it is not the FBI so much as the national security community, with its deep-rooted culture and hierarchy. The men Trump selected for his key national security positions, Jim Mattis, John Kelly, and H. R. McMaster, were products of that culture: Trump wanted generals, and he got them. Three years later, they would be gone, and the guardrails were off. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria and Iran, from Russia and China to North Korea and Islamist terrorism, Trump and His Generals is a brilliant reckoning with an American ship of state navigating a roiling sea of threats without a well-functioning rudder. Lucid and gripping, it brings urgently needed clarity to issues that affect the fate of us all. But clarity, unfortunately, is not the same thing as reassurance"-- Provided by publisher

"The most authoritative account of the Muslim terrorist leader, by the first Western journalist to interview him. Peter Bergen began the research for this book shortly after meeting bin Laden in 1997, and was just completing it when the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre towers and the Pentagon occurred."