The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11

by Ali H. Soufan

Book Overview

Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America's battle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali Soufan's revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines changed the way we understand al-Qaeda and how the United States prosecuted the war--and led to hard questions being asked of our leaders.

When The Black Banners was published in 2011, significant portions of the text...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393343499
• ISBN13: 9780393343496
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"