PETER BERGEN is the author of three previous books about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, two of which were "New York Times" bestsellers. He is CNN's national security analyst and a director of the New America Foundation. Bergen has held teaching positions at Harvard and at Johns Hopkins University and is a graduate of Oxford. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, documentary producer Tresha Mabile, and their son.
Chosen by the "Washington Post "As One of the Best Nonfiction Books
of 2012
"Virtually crackles with insider details...Bergen's Pakistani
sources gave him new insight into bin Laden's home life...The
details of the SEAL raid itself...[make] for compelling reading.
Bergen puts the raid into a broader intelligence framework and
deftly re-creates the heart-thumping tension of that night and the
calculations that went into pulling off the daring
mission...Bergen's three other books have become required reading
for national security buffs and counterterrorism reporters. But
"Manhunt" is different. It goes to a higher level...Bergen has
accomplished a journalistic feat: He manages to make the story of
bin Laden's end sound new. He has put together a real-life thriller
that will be a must-read for years to come."
--Dina Temple-Raston, "Washington Post"
"A gripping read...Bergen has an eye for memorable close-ups. His
narrative has authority...Packed with satisfying
observations...Highly readable."
--"The "Economist""
"Some of the more illuminating sections of "Manhunt" concern the
efforts of intelligence analysts to piece together a 'working
theory' about Bin Laden's whereabouts...Also fascinating are the
descriptions of internal debates within the Obama
administration."
--Michiko Kakutani, "New York Times"
"The best reporting we have on the subject."
--Michelle Dean, "The Nation"
"Bergen...draw[s] on his excellent government sources, his deep
knowledge of al Qaeda, and his reporter's instincts (which got him
into the Abbottabad compound just after the raid). His book is full
of fascinating details and illustrates the immense pressure on
national security bureaucracies to provide options to policymakers
and then reduce the risks associated with their
implementation."
--Lawrence D. Freedman, "Foreign Affairs
""Gripping...Dramatic...A masterful account of bin Laden's life and
activities, how al Qaeda operated in the aftermath of Sept. 11, and
the American government's success in tracking down the world's most
notorious terrorist leader."
--Joshua Sinai, "Washington Times"
"Terrific...A fast-paced narrative that takes you into the search
for the most-wanted man in human history."
--Bruce Riedel, The Daily Beast
"The story is riveting because it is as if Bergen were embedded
everywhere--the situation room of the White House, three miles high
in the rugged mountains of Tora Bora and alongside the Navy SEALS
who would put a quick and dramatic end to bin Laden's life.""
--San Antonio Express"
"I devoured it. It's an important book, which I urge you to read as
soon as you can...Bergen's moment-by-moment account of the raid
makes for gripping, even breathless, reading."
--Clay Jenkinson, "Bismarck Tribune"
"This superbly researched account of the United States' decade-long
effort to track and kill bin Laden provides the intimate details on
virtually every critical decision along the way...The book actually
transcends its subject matter, demonstrating the best practices of
critical thinking by the people who do it best...Present[s] the
evidence on both sides of even the most controversial issues,
without agenda or bias...Compelling and authoritative."
--Huffington Post
"Dispassionate and authoritative...What the author brings to this
epic story is context and perspective...Bergen has the credibility
to tell this story."
--Frank Davies, "Miami Herald"
"Uncanny access and research...a fascinating account...The story is
riveting because it is as if Bergen were embedded
everywhere...Gives some interesting insight into the complex
personality of bin Laden."
--Mark Stoeltje, "San Antonio Express-News"
"Bergen offers rather intriguingprofiles of the four
wives...Bergen's telling of the actual operation--flashing from
Special Ops movements to administration anticipation, including the
White House Correspondents Dinner, where Seth Meyers famously made
a crack about Bin Laden having a show on C-SPAN--is riveting."
--Swati Pandey, "Los Angeles Review of Books"
"In "Manhunt," Peter Bergen has produced a page-turner rich with
new information and insight into the search for Bin Laden and his
killing. Only Bergen, America's foremost counterterrorism writer,
could have produced a book of such energy and authority--a
triumph."
--STEVE COLL, author of "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA,
Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September
10, 2001"
"Ten years of grit, intelligent hard work, and daring led to
Operation Neptune Spear, and Bergen captures it all in a story that
is both a riveting page turner and a definitive history. Revealing
details of bin Laden's last years in self-imposed prison, the
debates of the CIA analysts who tracked him, and the training of
the SEALs who killed him, "Manhunt" is essential reading for anyone
who wants to know the real story of how the world's most wanted
terrorist was finally brought to justice."
--ERIC GREITENS, author of "The Heart and The Fist: The Education
of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL"
"With masterly reporting, Peter Bergen takes us where we've never
been: behind the high walls of Osama bin Laden's last hideout and
behind the scenes of the heroic and painstaking hunt for the Al
Qaeda mastermind. "Manhunt" is a thrilling read."
--ANDERSON COOPER, CNN anchor
"Virtually crackles with insider details...Bergen's Pakistani
sources gave him new insight into bin Laden's home life...The
details of the SEAL raid itself...[make] for compelling reading.
Bergen puts the raid into a broader intelligence framework and
deftly re-creates the heart-thumping tension of that night and the
calculations that went into pulling off the daring
mission...Bergen's three other books have become required reading
for national security buffs and counterterrorism reporters. But
"Manhunt" is different. It goes to a higher level...Bergen has
accomplished a journalistic feat: He manages to make the story of
bin Laden's end sound new. He has put together a real-life thriller
that will be a must-read for years to come."
--Dina Temple-Raston, "Washington Post"
"A gripping read...Bergen has an eye for memorable close-ups. His
narrative has authority...Packed with satisfying
observations...Highly readable."
--"The "Economist""
"Some of the more illuminating sections of "Manhunt" concern the
efforts of intelligence analysts to piece together a 'working
theory' about Bin Laden's whereabouts...Also fascinating are the
descriptions of internal debates within the Obama
administration."
--Michiko Kakutani, "New York Times"
"Bergen...draw[s] on his excellent government sources, his deep
knowledge of al Qaeda, and his reporter's instincts (which got him
into the Abbottabad compound just after the raid). His book is full
of fascinating details and illustrates the immense pressure on
national security bureaucracies to provide options to policymakers
and then reduce the risks associated with their
implementation."
--Lawrence D. Freedman, "Foreign Affairs
""Gripping...Dramatic...A masterful account of bin Laden's life and
activities, how al Qaeda operated in the aftermath of Sept. 11, and
the American government's success in tracking down the world's most
notorious terrorist leader."
--Joshua Sinai, "Washington Times"
"In "Manhunt", Peter Bergen has produced a page-turner rich with
new information and insight into the search for Bin Laden and his
killing. Only Bergen, America's foremost counterterrorism writer,
could have produced a book of such energy and authority--a
triumph."
--STEVE COLL, author of "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA,
Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September
10, 2001"
"Ten years of grit, intelligent hard work, and daring led to
Operation Neptune Spear, and Bergen captures it all in a story that
is both a riveting page turner and a definitive history. Revealing
details of bin Laden's last years in self-imposed prison, the
debates of the CIA analysts who tracked him, and the training of
the SEALs who killed him, "Manhunt" is essential reading for anyone
who wants to know the real story of how the world's most wanted
terrorist was finally brought to justice."
--ERIC GREITENS, author of "The Heart and The Fist: The Education
of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL"
"With masterly reporting, Peter Bergen takes us where we've never
been: behind the high walls of Osama bin Laden's last hideout and
behind the scenes of the heroic and painstaking hunt for the Al
Qaeda mastermind. "Manhunt" is a thrilling read."
--ANDERSON COOPER, CNN anchor
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