The next attack: the failure of the war on terror and a strategy for getting it right

• RC 61650
  Daniel Benjamin
  Authors contend that U.S. military interventions are jeopardizing the war against radical Islamists.

Why we fight: moral clarity and the War on Terrorism

• RC 56174
  William J. Bennett
  Supporting the war on terrorism, conservative commentator Bennett outlines moral justifications for America’s military response to the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Against all Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror

• RC 58049 
  Richard A. Clarke
  Former counterterrorism czar alleges twenty years of presidential mishandling of the Al Qaeda threat, from Ronald Reagan's time in office to George W. Bush's.

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, And Bin Ladin, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

• RC 57940 
  Steve Coll
  Journalist and Washington Post managing editor describes how the United States became embroiled in the affairs of Afghanistan from 1979 to 2001.

An end to evil: how to win the war on terror

• RC 61579
  David Frum
  Supporting Bush administration initiatives like the Patriot Act, the authors also identify U.S. military, intelligence, and diplomatic vulnerabilities.

Cobra 2 : the inside story of the invasion and occupation of Iraq

• RC 61326
  Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
  A New York Times Pentagon correspondent and a three-star general retired from the Marine Corps chronicle the decisions behind the U.S. military engagement in Iraq.

Chain of command: the road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

• RC 59238
  Seymour M. Hersh
  Pulitzer prize-winning journalist investigates charges of malfeasance, duplicity, and human-rights abuse during the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq under George W. Bush’s administration.

The Iraq War

• RC 58465 
  John Keegan
  Author briefly details the creation and evolution of the modern Iraqi state from the eighth to the twenty-first century including Saddam Hussein's rise to power.

Shadow war: the untold story of how Bush is winning the war on terror

• RC 59704
  Richard Miniter
  Investigative reporter outlines the U.S. government’s success in dismantling Al Qaeda cells and preventing additional homeland attacks in the three years following 2001.

The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger

• RC 55763 
  Robin Moore
  Account of the U.S. special operations in Afghanistan during 2001-2002, in which the Green Berets worked to capture Kabul, defeat the Taliban, and disrupt Al Qaeda terrorists.

The 9/11 Commission report

• RC 58238
  National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
  Independent, nonpartisan commission Summarizes failures of intelligence and other U.S. agencies before and after September 11, 2001. Recommends government reorganization to provide a safer, more prepared nation.

The assassins’ gate: America in Iraq

• RC 61640
  George Packer
  Writer for the New Yorker surveys the causes and course of the war in Iraq, Analyzing the liberal and neoconservative political arguments that led to the conflict and their consequences.

Fiasco: the American military adventure in Iraq

• RC 63207
  Thomas E. Ricks
  Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist documents government and military leadership failures he says led to the 2003 postwar insurgency in Iraq.

Imperial hubris: why the West is losing the war on terror

• RC 59171
  Anonymous (Michael Scheuer)
  Unnamed senior U.S. intelligence official criticizes post-September 11, 2001, policies for failure to properly counter threats posed by Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and radical Islamic groups.

The one percent doctrine: deep inside America’s pursuit of its enemies since 9/11 

• RC 62715
  Ron Suskind
  Author describes U.S. counterterrorism efforts, criticizing the George W. Bush administration’s policy of treating even the smallest threat as a reason for attack.

The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division

• RC 57350 
  Francis J West
  Account of march from Kuwait to Baghdad in second Gulf War. Describes "life and death on the front line" during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bush at war

• RC 55015
  Bob Woodward
  Reconstructs the inner workings of the White House following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Plan of Attack

• RC 58239 
  Bob Woodward
  Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s behind-the-scenes account of President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq.