Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11

by Seth G. Jones

Book Overview

This landmark history chronicles the dramatic, decade-long war against al Qa'ida and provides a model for understanding the ebb and flow of terrorist activity. Tracing intricately orchestrated terrorist plots and the elaborate, multiyear investigations to disrupt them, Seth G. Jones identifies three distinct "waves" of al Qa'ida violence. As Jonathan Mahler wrote in the New York Times Book Review, "studying these waves and the counterwaves that repelled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393345475
• ISBN13: 9780393345476
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"