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DAILY TELEGRAPH AND INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR Throughout the 1990s a vast conflict was brewing. The storm broke on September 11th 2001. Since then much of the world has seen invasions, bombings, battles and riots. Hundreds of thousands of people have died. Jason Burke, a first hand witness of many of the conflict's key moments, has written the definitive account of its course. At once investigation, reportage and contemporary history, it is based on hundreds of interviews with participants including desperate refugees and senior intelligence officials, ministers and foot-soldiers, active militants and their victims. Burke reveals the true nature of contemporary Islamic militancy and the inside story of the fight against it. He cuts through the myth and propaganda of all sides to reveal the reality behind well-known - and lesser known - episodes, and brings characters, voices and a sense of place to a gripping narrative. The 9/11 Wars is an essential book for understanding the dangerous and unstable twenty-first century. Whether reporting on the riots in France or the killing of Bin Laden, suicide bombers in Iraq or British troops fighting in Helmand, Jason Burke tells the story of a world that changed forever when the hijacked planes flew out of the brilliant blue sky above Manhattan on September 11th 2001.

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A must-read ... Burke's book is the one that will last. It's a triumph [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] -- Giles Foden Guardian The most reliable and perceptive guide to the rise of militant Islam yet published [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] -- William Dalrymple Observer It should be compulsory reading for Rumsfeld and his clique [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] Evening Standard Indispensable [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] -- John Gray New Statesman

A must-read ... Burke's book is the one that will last. It's a triumph [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] -- Giles Foden Guardian The most reliable and perceptive guide to the rise of militant Islam yet published [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] -- William Dalrymple Observer It should be compulsory reading for Rumsfeld and his clique [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] Evening Standard Indispensable [Praise for Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam] -- John Gray New Statesman

This fine study, the most illuminating I know, gives remarkable insight into Islamic militancy, its root causes, its evolution and likely future. Essential reading [on Al Qaeda] -- Noam Chomsky

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Jason Burke is the South Asia correspondent for the Guardian. He has reported around the world for both the Guardian and the Observer. He is the author of two other widely praised books, both published by Penguin: Al-Qaeda and On the Road to Kandahar. He lives in New Delhi.

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