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Highlights
- How to Break a Terrorist is the thrilling true story of how the author helped track down and capture the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, al Zarqawi.
- About the Author: MATTHEW ALEXANDER served for fourteen years in the U.S. Air Force.
- 304 Pages
- Political Science, Terrorism
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About the Book
Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2008.Book Synopsis
How to Break a Terrorist is the thrilling true story of how the author helped track down and capture the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, al Zarqawi.
Finding Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, had long been the U.S. military's top priority--trumping even the search for Osama bin Laden. No brutality was spared in trying to squeeze intelligence from Zarqawi's suspected associates. But these "force on force" techniques yielded exactly nothing, and, in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, the military rushed a new breed of interrogator to Iraq. Matthew Alexander, a former criminal investigator and head of a handpicked interrogation team, gives us the first inside look at the U.S. military's attempt at more civilized interrogation techniques--and their astounding success. Matthew and his team decided to get to know their opponents. Who were these monsters? Who were they working for? Every day the "'gators" matched wits with a rogues' gallery of suspects brought in by Special Forces: egomaniacs, bloodthirsty adolescents, opportunistic stereo repairmen, Sunni clerics horrified by the sectarian bloodbath, al Qaeda fanatics, and good people in the wrong place at the wrong time. This account is an unputdownable thriller--more of a psychological suspense story than a war memoir--and a reminder that we don't have to become our enemy to defeat him.Review Quotes
"Gripping." --TIME
"Alexander provides a front-row seat to the intelligence war inside the 'Global War on Terrorism' in a riveting, fast-paced account that reads like a first-rate thriller." --Publishers Weekly "Fascinating and informative content." --Kirkus ReviewsAbout the Author
MATTHEW ALEXANDER served for fourteen years in the U.S. Air Force. He has personally conducted more than three hundred interrogations and supervised more than a thousand. He is the author of Kill Or Capture.
JOHN R. BRUNING is the author or co-author of eight books, including House to House by David Bellavia.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Terrorism
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Format: Paperback
Author: Matthew Alexander
Language: English
Street Date: July 19, 2011
TCIN: 1001763999
UPC: 9780312675110
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-4583
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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