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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - About the BookSo Close! The Hunt for Osama bin Laden and Top Al Qaeda Cell Leaders Prior to 9/11/2001 is a fictional portrayal of the intelligence community's efforts to find and stop Al Qaeda attempts to damage America and kill Americans. The story is crafted from actual events and delivered in context by an American combat veteran. The threat of Al Qaeda still exists, both to America and to the rest of the free world. This fascinating read includes detailed information from a unique perspective so that the readers may gain the knowledge that America's military and intelligence community is vigilant, but not perfect, in protecting our nation and our people.About the AuthorKirk Warburton was born in Tucson, Arizona, where he also currently resides. He is a member of several environmental welfare groups. He enjoys learning and writing about political realities in the modern, multi-factional world. Warburton is a happily married military and intelligence professional. He enjoys hiking, shooting sports, and playing golf in his free time.…

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Years of speculation about Warburton's fate came to an end in 2002, when his remains were found with his aircraft, buried about 2 yards deep in a field near the Bavarian village of Egling an der Paar, 34 miles west of Munich. According to witnesses, the aircraft fell there on 12 April 1944, around 11:45. One of the propellers had bullet holes in it, which suggests that Warburton had been shot down. Contains 222 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in in near Fine condition dust wrapper with light rubbing across the spine ends, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Harry Kirk - who was also there (see next page) With best regards Tony Spooner | November 1987'. A unique signed copy to Harry Kirk, reference is being made to the RAF's defence of the strategically important defence of the Maltese Islands. There is a typed correction laid in by Kirk as follows 'I asked Warby if he ever saw a camel train' Tony altered it to read that I asked Warby 'What was a camel train' | pp 66 has another paper laid-in 'This should read that I asked Warby if he ever saw any camel trains on his trips along the African coast' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MALTA (Maltese History).…