| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Map of Yemen; Prologue; Part 1; 1 A Far-Off Land; 2 The Next Afghanistan; 3 The Dogs of War; 4 Faith and Wisdom; 5 The Southern Job; 6 Allies; 7 A New War; 8 Attrition; 9 Victory; Part 2; 10 Rehab; 11 A Revolt in the North; 12 Prison Cells; 13 Policy Shift; Part 3; 14 The Great Escape; 15 Resurrecting al-Qaeda; 16 Echoes of Battles; 17 The Merger; 18 Targets; 19 Out of the Shadows; Principal characters; Acknowledgments; Note on sources; Notes |
| Summary |
A gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and al-Qaeda are fighting a clandestine war of drones and suicide bombers in an unforgiving corner of Arabia. The Last Refuge charts the rise, fall, and resurrection of al-Qaeda in Yemen over the last 30 years, detailing how a group that the United States once defeated has now become one of the world's most dangerous threats. An expert on Yemen who has spent years on the ground th |
| Notes |
Non fiction |
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Adult |
| Subject |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Terrorism -- Yemen (Republic)
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Terrorism -- Persian Gulf Region -- Prevention
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Terrorism
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Terrorism -- Prevention
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Persian Gulf Region
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Yemen (Republic)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781922072108 |
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1922072109 |
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