Naval War College Review
Abstract
Lawrence Wright has provided the mili- tary professional an excellent primer into the world of those who see the United States as a threat. The Arab world remains little understood by most Americans. It takes Wright nearly five hundred pages to lay out the com- plex tale of modern Islamic fundamen- talism. It is no surprise that Osama Bin Laden is a key player, and Wright gives him center stage. Bin Laden is the son of a wealthy Yemeni who through grit and hard work earned the favor of the ruling family in Saudi Arabia for bold- ness in civil engineering projects that helped Saudi Arabia advance into the twentieth century.
Recommended Citation
Teska, David L.
(2007)
"The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 60:
No.
3, Article 23.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol60/iss3/23
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