The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Authorized Edition) by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

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Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomac, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil.<br /><br />



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In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commissi...0 points

Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror by Michael Scheuer

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Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape

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Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Second Edition) by Chalmers Johnson

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Violent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq by William R. Polk

In the current Middle East, insurgency tactics are more...0 points

In the current Middle East, insurgency tactics are used with frequency and increasing success. But guerrilla war-fare is not just the tool of modern-day terrorists. Its roots stretch back to our very own revolution. In Violent Politics, William Polk takes us on a concise, brilliant tour of insurgencies throughout history, starting with the American struggle for independence, when fighters had to battle against both the British and the loyalists, those colonists who sided with the monarchy. Insti...0 points

Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks

The definitive account of the American military's more...0 points

The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq from a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Thomas E. Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for the Washington Post, puts forth in Fiasco a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq, now with a preface on recent developments. Ricks draws on the exclusive cooperation of an extraordinary number of American personnel-including more than one hundred....0 points

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer

With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light o more...0 points

With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events, this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country's elected prime minister, ushered in a quarter-century of brutal rule under the Shah, and stimulated the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and anti-Americanism in the Middle East. Selected as one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and The Economist, it now features a new preface by the author on the folly of attacking Ira...0 points

Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States by Trita Parsi

In this era of superheated rhetoric and vitriolic more...0 points

In this era of superheated rhetoric and vitriolic exchanges between the leaders of Iran and Israel, the threat of nuclear violence looms. But the real roots of the enmity between the two nations mystify Washington policymakers, and no promising pathways to peace have emerged. This book traces the shifting relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States from 1948 to the present, uncovering for the first time the details of secret alliances, treacherous acts, and unsavory political maneuvering...0 points

The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose by Tony Zinni, Tony Koltz

Tony Zinni commands attention on the battlefield, more...0 points

Tony Zinni commands attention on the battlefield, at peace talks, in politics, and across the media spectrum. When he stood up and called for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation in 2006, the media paid attention, and when The Battle for Peace was published, the media--and the American public--applauded its bold new vision of America's role in the world. Widely acclaimed for its clear and practical approach to promoting a more stable and peaceful world through realism and pragmatic cooperation, this bo...0 points

Human Options: An Autobiographical Notebook by Norman Cousins

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Why Viet Nam?: Prelude to America's Albatross by Archimedes L. A. Patti

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