Bin Laden
The Man Who Declared War on America

Name: Bin Laden
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Yossef Bodansky
ISBN: 9781483074924

Author: Yossef Bodansky

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon

Unabridged: 21 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 01/01/2007

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Political Biography, History, Middle Eastern History, Political Science, International Relations, Religion, Islam

Synopsis

Who is Osama bin Laden—the only terrorist leader ever to have declared a holy war? What drives him and his followers to hate the Western civilization that has armed them? Bin Laden’s name has been linked to a number of incidents that have cost Americans their lives, most conspicuously, the catastrophic assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.In this comprehensive account of the rise of bin Laden, world-renowned terrorism expert Yossef Bodansky uncovers the events in bin Laden’s life that turned a once-promising engineering student into a cold-blooded leader of radical Islam. It is a chilling story that is as current as today’s headlines and as ancient as the Crusades, a story that transcends bin Laden and any other single man.

About Yossef Bodansky

Yossef Bodansky is the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. He is a former senior consultant for the US Departments of Defense and State. The author of nine books, including the number-one New York Times bestseller, Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America, he divides his time between the Middle East and the Washington, DC, area.

About Wanda McCaddon

Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Titus

This book talks about the life of Osama Bin Laden. This book also talks about Al-Qaeda's doings, as Bin laden led the group. The book was written before 9/11, but talks about the attempted assassination of Hosni Mubarak, but that was foiled due to a rocket launcher failing, and the driver of Mubarak......more

Goodreads review by Fernando

Es un estudio que ofrece una vasta idea de lo que implica la guerra santa (jihad). Permite entender los intereses religiosos, políticos y económicos que provocan y/o justifican el conflicto; Explica con detalle el génesis de las organizaciones terroristas así como el modo en que operan y se sustenta......more

Goodreads review by Keith

This book ended up being pretty disappointing for me. I was very intrigued when I found this book that focuses on Bin Laden and was written a couple of years prior to 9/11. Unfortunately, I'd say the majority of the book isn't about him. Page after page, especially in the first 1/2-3/4 of the book,......more

Goodreads review by Drew

This book has the purpose of telling and informing people about Bin laden. The author tells about the major attacks on America that bin laden had been a part of. The author talks about the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole and many more. The book is about informing g people about what Bin laden had done......more

Goodreads review by Steven

ONE OF THE MOST DETAILED (PRE-9/11) BOOKS ABOUT BIN LADEN Yossef Bodansky is a military analyst; he has also written books such as 'The Secret History of the Iraq War, 'T'he High Cost of Peace: How Washington's Middle East Policy Left America Vulnerable to Terrorism,' etc. He noted in the Introduction......more

Quotes

“Americans need to know about Osama bin Laden, and the best place to find out is in this trenchant study of the man. A brilliant work.” Fred Barnes, executive editor, Weekly Standard

“This fascinating account of Osama bin Laden’s war against America illustrates the murky world of Islamic extremism and state-sponsored terrorism.” Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick, Leavey Professor, Georgetown University

“May, the consummate professional, provides a flawless reading.” Booklist

“If ever there was a timely, necessary book, this is it…Narrator Nadia May keeps the story moving through its forest of ideas using a straight reportorial tone along with effective pauses for meaning…her pacing and timing are excellent…May is especially good pronouncing the difficult Arabic and Islamic names, making it easier for us to follow the cast of characters.” AudioFile

“Extremely well informed and thoroughly detailed…Fascinating—and chilling.” Amazon.com, editorial review

Awards

Audie Award Finalist

Bin Laden The Man Who Declared War on America