Bibliograph

Jawbreaker, the attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda : a personal account by the CIA's key field commander, Gary Berntsen and Ralph Pezzullo

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Jawbreaker, the attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda : a personal account by the CIA's key field commander, Gary Berntsen and Ralph Pezzullo

Language

eng

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jawbreaker

Oclc number

46123760798451

Responsibility statement

Gary Berntsen and Ralph Pezzullo

Sub title

the attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda : a personal account by the CIA's key field commander

Summary

In this first-person account of that incredible pursuit, which actually began years earlier in an East Africa bombing investigation, Berntsen describes being ferried by rickety helicopter over the towering peaks of Afghanistan, sitting by General Tommy Franks's side as heated negotiations were conducted with Northern Alliance generals, bargaining relentlessly with treacherous Afghan warlords and Taliban traitors, plotting to save hostages about to be used as pawns, calling in B-52 strikes on dug-in enemy units, and deploying a dizzying array of Special Forces teams in the pursuit of the world's most wanted terrorist. Most crucially, Berntsen tells of cornering bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains--and what happened when Berntsen begged Washington to block the al-Qaeda leader's last avenue of escape

Table Of Contents

The attack--7 August 1998 -- The declaration -- Deployments -- CTC/ -- Negotiations -- Panshir Valley -- Shomali Plains -- Mazar-e Sharif -- Amir -- The fall of Kabul -- Kabul -- Team Juliet -- Bilal -- General Tommy Franks -- Qala-i Jangi fortress -- Tora Bora -- The Battle of Milawa -- Adam Khan -- Hamid Karzai -- Escape

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