Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It Contributor(s): McDermott, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 006058470X ISBN-13: 9780060584702 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: Seeing themselves as soldiers of God, the September 11, 2001, hijackers felt they were fulfilling their religious obligations. "Perfect Soldiers" traces these men's lives and the evolution of their beliefs, putting a human face on a heinous act. 8-page photo insert. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Political Science | Terrorism - History | United States - 21st Century |
Dewey: 303.625 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.42" W x 9.36" (0.70 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: The attacks of September 11, 2001, were a calamity on a scale few had imagined possible. In their aftermath, we exaggerated the men who perpetrated the attacks, shaping hasty and often mistaken reporting into caricatures we could comprehend -- monsters and master criminals equal to the enormity of their crime. In reality, the 9/11 hijackers were unexceptional men, not much different from countless others. It is this ordinary enemy, not the caricature, that we must understand if we are to have a legitimate hope of defeating terrorism. Using research undertaken in twenty countries on four continents, Los Angeles Times correspondent Terry McDermott provides gripping, authoritative portraits of the main players in the 9/11 plot. With brilliant reporting and thoughtful analysis, McDermott brings us a clearer, more nuanced, and in some ways more frightening, understanding of the landmark event of our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): McDermott, Terry: - Terry McDermott has been a reporter at eight newspapers for twenty-five years, the last seven at the Los Angeles Times, where he is a national correspondent. He has won prizes for his journalism in a number of fields, including foreign affairs, economics, and science. |