{"product_id":"9781429973106","title":"Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside the Pentagon's secretive and revolutionary new strategy to fight terrorism--and its game-changing effects in the Middle East and at home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years following the 9\/11 attacks, the United States waged a \"war on terror\" that sought to defeat Al Qaeda through brute force. But it soon became clear that this strategy was not working, and by 2005 the Pentagon began looking for a new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCounterstrike\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003etell the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that characterized the U.S. government's public posture. Adapting themes from classic Cold War deterrence theory, these strategists have expanded the field of battle in order to disrupt jihadist networks in ever more creative ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchmitt and Shanker take readers deep into this theater of war, as ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials have worked together to redefine and restrict the geography available for Al Qaeda to operate in. They also show how these new counterterrorism strategies, adopted under George W. Bush and expanded under Barack Obama, were successfully employed in planning and carrying out the dramatic May 2011 raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with startling revelations about how our national security is being managed, \u003ci\u003eCounterstrike \u003c\/i\u003ewill change the way Americans think about the ongoing struggle with violent radical extremism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127402021104,"sku":"9781429973106","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429973106_p0.jpg?v=1769903618","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429973106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}