Counterstrike The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda |
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| Author:
| Schmitt, Eric
Shanker, Thom |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8050-9103-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company
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| Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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In Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of the New York Times take readers into a previously hidden theater of war, as U.S. ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials have fashioned effective new strategies to fight terrorism, in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that once characterized the U.S. government's public posture. They show how these innovative strategies, drawn from classic Cold War deterrence theory, were employed in the dramatic...
More DescriptionIn Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of the New York Times take readers into a previously hidden theater of war, as U.S. ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials have fashioned effective new strategies to fight terrorism, in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that once characterized the U.S. government's public posture. They show how these innovative strategies, drawn from classic Cold War deterrence theory, were employed in the dramatic raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed, and in a new afterword the authors point to the ongoing challenges and successes facing America in the Middle East, in cyberspace, and at home.