Based on the book by national security journalist peter bergen, manhunt features interviews with more than a dozen key players in the decadepluslong race to catch the worlds most wanted man. The story of the hunt for bin laden, a documentary about the decadeslong pursuit of osama bin laden, debuting may 1 on hbo. Directed by greg barker quran by heart, sergio and based on a book by peter bergen, manhunt covers a broad swathe of recent us history. May 01, 2012 the gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man.
The tenyear search for bin laden served as the basis for this documentary, produced that broadcast. No one cared about osama bin laden when i started writing it, so i wrote it as a travelogue because i assumed that that was the only way to get people interested in the subject. Peter bergens thoughtful, well written and well sourced book is one of the. Please give us a precis of what you told readers in that book. This book tells the inside story of the hunt for osama bin laden. It was with this hunch that barker set out to make manhunt. A midlevel alqaeda operative who played a small part in the planning of the 911 attacks and was with bin laden when he escaped the battle of tora bora. Bergen came away from that meeting struck by bin ladens raw hatred for the united states.
May 04, 2012 bergen is the author of three other books, but he may be best known for a 1997 journalistic triumph. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad, readers finally get their seat at the table, right next to the most powerful figures from the white house, cia, pentagon, and state department. The nearly twodecade hunt for osama bin laden is the focus of this fascinating documentary. The best books on osama bin laden five books expert. Manhunt book king county library system bibliocommons. Mar 16, 2021 based on exhaustive research and unprecedented access to white house officials, cia analysts, pakistani intelligence, and the military, this is the definitive account of ten years in pursuit of bin laden and of the twilight of alqaeda. From the author of the new york times bestselling holy war, inc. No one cared about osama bin laden when i started writing it, so i wrote it as a travelogue because i assumed that that was the only way to get people interested in. Bergen is the author of four books about osama bin laden and al qaeda, three of which were new york times bestsellers. However, bergen primarily focuses on the aftermath the search for osama bin laden. Peter bergens new book manhunt documents that search and the extraordinary. After 911 you explained the worldview of osama bin laden to others in holy war inc. The tenyear search for bin ladenfrom 911 to abbottabad audiobook by.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read manhunt. The story of the group of female analysts labelled the sisterhood, who picked up on bin laden s financing of terrorism in the early 1990s, serves as a thread through the 100minute documentary. But much that has been presented was speculative or contrived, as was the case with the oscarnominated zero dark thirty. The killing of osama bin laden is a concise and detailrich telling of the historic manhunt for the worlds number one mostwanted terrorist. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad is a more focused repurposing of that material, along with new information gathered from interviews with members of the. Here are riveting new details of bin ladens flight after the crushing defeat of the taliban to tora bora, where american forces came startlingly close to capturing him, and of the fugitive leaders attempts to find a secure hiding place. The inside story of the hunt for bin laden 20 imdb.
Excia official bruce riedel on what the pakistanis dont know. Afghanistan, osama bin laden wrote, a decade has gone in vagrancy and. Where this book is much stronger, however, is in identifying specific details that. The gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. A good book on the life of osama bin laden, detailing the birth of al qaida, osamas role and important events from 1980s till the 911, following of osamas trail to. Peter bergen on manhunt for osama bin laden mpr news. It was only a week before 911 that peter bergen turned in the manuscript of holy war, inc. In the end, obama gave the green light for the raid believing it to be no better than a. Manhunt the ten year search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad is peter bergens fourth book on the subject of osama bin laden and alqaeda. It didnt get a lot of play, because at the time of course bin laden. It premiered on hbo on may 1, 20, two years after the mission that killed bin laden. Manhunt, a hbo documentary about the cias investigation into alqaeda and the subsequent hunt for osama bin laden, proves an excellent companion piece to the recent hollywood dramatisation, zero dark thirty. Much of the material is available elsewhere, but the author includes a fair amount of personal. Here are riveting new details of bin ladens flight.
Start your free trial to watch manhunt and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. When 911 confirmed osama bin ladens intentions, these same analysts and. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad, and greg barker, who produced and directed an hbo documentary based on the. A historical account of the manhunt for osama bin laden, including the events leading up to his death in 2011, the people involved, and the ways al qaeda and. Directed by greg barker, the film documents the decades long investigation that culminated in the killing of the alqaeda leader. May 1, 2012 journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. Now an hbo documentary in manhunt, peter bergen delivers a taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of osama bin laden. The story at the core of this curiously directed and somewhat misleadingly titled documentary an. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad ebook written by peter l. The impact of the interview at the time was pretty muted, bergen recalls in the film. May 01, 20 over the last year, weve seen a lot both on tv and at the movies about the process by which the cia located and killed osama bin laden. Bergens latest, and fourth, book about bin laden and al qaeda.
The decadelong hunt for osama bin laden a new book chronicles the 10year search for the worlds mostwanted. This session will feature an excerpted screening of the acclaimed hbo documentary, manhunt, based on the book of the same name by. Peter bergen to write book on bin laden manhunt the new. Bergen gives a thorough account of the sequence of events that led to the finding and death of osama bin laden. May 06, 2012 great investigative work and new sources make this a thrilling account of the long hunt for osama bin laden president barack obama, vicepresident joe biden, secretary of state hillary clinton and. In manhunt, peter bergen delivers a taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of osama bin laden. The book became a new york times bestseller and the essential portrait of the most formidable. Jan 20, 20 filled with testimony and recollections from actual c. The definitive account of the decadelong manhunt that killed the worlds most wanted man, osama bin laden. It features accounts from cia analysts and operatives who spent more than a decade gathering intelligence and tracking bin laden. Oct 30, 2012 the killing of osama bin laden in 2011 was the culmination of a 10year search for the mastermind of the 911 attacks. Overseas press club cornelius ryan 20 award for best nonfiction book on international affairs.
Jul 31, 2012 with the release of peter bergens manhunt. Manhunt, based on the book of the same name by noted terrorism expert and cnn national. Osama bin ladens abbottabad compound, killing the alqaeda leader nearly 10 years after the september 11 attacks. Apr 30, 20 manhunt may not have the thrills and chills of a hollywood feature film about the raid on bin laden s compound, but youll come away from a viewing of the film knowing that there is much more to. The hunt for osama bin laden turning points paperback the. Navy seals that killed osama bin laden last may, president obamas top national security officials debated various other options, including dropping an. Publisher description the gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. He is cnns national security analyst and a director of the new america foundation.
The search for osama bin laden the aspen institute. May 03, 2011 peter bergen will write the definitive book on the hunt for bin laden, his publisher said on tuesday. Bergen is highly qualified to write the definitive account of the hunt for and assassination of osama bin laden having actually interviewed him for cnn in 1997 when he was a jihadist fighting the soviet union occupation of afghanistan. The documentarys great strength is the quality of its. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden new hampshire. The search for bin laden explores the cias behindthescenes investigation of osama bin laden from the early 1990s to his death in 2011. The search for bin laden is a 20 documentary film directed by greg barker that explores the central intelligence agency s investigation of osama bin laden, starting from 1995 until his death in 2011. Here are riveting new details of bin laden s flight after the crushing defeat of the taliban to tora bora, where american forces came startlingly close to capturing him, and of the fugitive leaders attempts to find a secure hiding place.
Jun 15, 2012 a good chunk of manhunt describes the cias maddening uncertainty about whether bin laden was really inside. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad. Al qaeda expert and cnn national security analyst peter bergen paints a multidimensional picture of the hunt for osama bin laden over the past decade, including the. Along the way you are introduced to a set of characters from the confident analysts at the cia to the more reserved directors to cocky operators and case officers in the field. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden fresh air may 1, 2012 journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. The book became a new york times bestseller and the essential portrait of the most. Filled with riveting testimony and recollections from actual c. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad by peter l.
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