The looming tower achieves an unprecedented level of intimacy and insight by telling the story through the interweaving lives of four men the two leaders of al qaeda osama bin laden and ayman al zawahiri the fbis counterterrorism chief john oneill and the former head of saudi intelligence prince turki al faisal. The looming tower al qaeda and the road to 9 11 wright lawrence amazonnl selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren we gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren onze services aan te bieden te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen en om advertenties weer te geven. He follows fbi counterterrorism chief john oneill as he uncovers the emerging danger from al qaeda in the 1990s and struggles to track this new threat packed with new information and a deep historical perspective the looming tower is the definitive history of the long road to september 11. The looming tower al qaeda and the road to 9 11 by lawrence wright a sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9 11 a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas the terrorist plans and the western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on america. Abebookscom the looming tower al qaeda and the road to 9 11 first edition first printing hardcover in unclipped dustjacket469 pages with photographs a superb achievement the author has written what must be considered a definitive work on the antecedents to 9 11 winner of the 2007 pulitzer prize for non fiction basis for the february 2018 original series on hulu starring jeff daniels