The rise and fall of Al-Qaeda /
Rise & fall of Al-Qaeda
Fawaz A. Gerges.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
- x, 259 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction: a life of its own -- The rise of Al-Qaeda -- The growing rift -- Success and miscalculation -- Decline and fall -- Legacies and aftershocks -- Conclusion: down to size.
Discusses the history of the rise and fall of al-Qaeda and argues that the anti-terrorist bureaucracy exaggerates its capabilities.