9/11 : The Attack That Shook the World

• Autore: minutes 50
• Pubblicazione: Cork : , : Lemaitre Publishing, , 2017; ©2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (43 pages)
• Soggetto topico: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- h.2xcytpi -- h.4i7ojhp -- h.1y810tw -- h.fy429uf6r5k8 -- h.z337ya -- h.2jxsxqh -- h.44sinio -- h.1ksv4uv -- h.35nkun2 -- h.lnxbz9 -- h.26in1rg -- h.3rdcrjn -- h.17dp8vu -- h.2s8eyo1 -- h.4d34og8 -- h.1t3h5sf -- h.3dy6vkm -- h.tyjcwt -- h.2et92p0 -- h.3znysh7 -- h.1fob9te -- h.30j0zll -- The 9/11 attacks -- Key information -- Political and social context -- A contested election -- The war on terror -- The threat posed by bin Laden -- The American authorities and their failures -- Biographies -- George W. Bush, American statesman -- Osama bin Laden, Saudi-Arabian jihadist -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, al-Qaeda Military Leader -- The 9/11 attacks -- The Twin Towers -- The Pentagon -- Shanksville -- A humanitarian disaster -- Impact -- A turning point in American politics -- The Patriot Act -- Afghanistan and the hunt for bin Laden -- Conspiracy theories -- Summary -- Find out more.
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• Altri titoli varianti: 9/11; History
• Titolo autorizzato: 9
• ISBN: 9782806279231; 2806279232
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163399303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History