'Compiled by Paul Cruickshank, a New York-based investigative journalist and one of CNN’s top correspondents on terrorism, this monumental five-volume collection of previously published articles by leading analysts on al Qaeda is, to date, the most comprehensive resource published on the terrorist organization and its worldwide affiliates.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'Numerous insights presented by the volume’s contributors help us understand the magnitude of the threats posed by al Qaeda.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'In today’s era, when multivolume printed reference sets are disappearing slowly with the rise of e-books and younger generations are accustomed to finding free content via online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia, where the content is uneven at best, there still is no substitute to reading reference sets such as Mr. Cruickshank’s al Qaeda.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'With its carefully selected and definitive chapters, readers who crave comprehensiveness and accuracy and are willing to pay for it will not be disappointed.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times

• Part 1: Threat 1. Capability to Strike 2. Safehavens and Training Part 2: Organization 3. Al Qaeda Before 11 September 2001 4. Al Qaeda After 11 September 2001 5. Bureaucracy and Financing Part 3: Network 6. Al Qaeda Affiliates 7. Homegrown and Al Qaeda-Inspired Networks Part 4: Recruitment 8. Root Causes 9. Radicalization and Recruitment 10. Propaganda Part 5: Vision 11. Ideology and Ideologues 12. Aims and Strategy 13. Backlash and Critique

'Compiled by Paul Cruickshank, a New York-based investigative journalist and one of CNN’s top correspondents on terrorism, this monumental five-volume collection of previously published articles by leading analysts on al Qaeda is, to date, the most comprehensive resource published on the terrorist organization and its worldwide affiliates.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'Numerous insights presented by the volume’s contributors help us understand the magnitude of the threats posed by al Qaeda.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'In today’s era, when multivolume printed reference sets are disappearing slowly with the rise of e-books and younger generations are accustomed to finding free content via online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia, where the content is uneven at best, there still is no substitute to reading reference sets such as Mr. Cruickshank’s al Qaeda.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'With its carefully selected and definitive chapters, readers who crave comprehensiveness and accuracy and are willing to pay for it will not be disappointed.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times

• Part 1: Threat 1. Capability to Strike 2. Safehavens and Training Part 2: Organization 3. Al Qaeda Before 11 September 2001 4. Al Qaeda After 11 September 2001 5. Bureaucracy and Financing Part 3: Network 6. Al Qaeda Affiliates 7. Homegrown and Al Qaeda-Inspired Networks Part 4: Recruitment 8. Root Causes 9. Radicalization and Recruitment 10. Propaganda Part 5: Vision 11. Ideology and Ideologues 12. Aims and Strategy 13. Backlash and Critique

'Compiled by Paul Cruickshank, a New York-based investigative journalist and one of CNN’s top correspondents on terrorism, this monumental five-volume collection of previously published articles by leading analysts on al Qaeda is, to date, the most comprehensive resource published on the terrorist organization and its worldwide affiliates.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'Numerous insights presented by the volume’s contributors help us understand the magnitude of the threats posed by al Qaeda.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'In today’s era, when multivolume printed reference sets are disappearing slowly with the rise of e-books and younger generations are accustomed to finding free content via online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia, where the content is uneven at best, there still is no substitute to reading reference sets such as Mr. Cruickshank’s al Qaeda.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times'With its carefully selected and definitive chapters, readers who crave comprehensiveness and accuracy and are willing to pay for it will not be disappointed.' - Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times

• Part 1: Threat 1. Capability to Strike 2. Safehavens and Training Part 2: Organization 3. Al Qaeda Before 11 September 2001 4. Al Qaeda After 11 September 2001 5. Bureaucracy and Financing Part 3: Network 6. Al Qaeda Affiliates 7. Homegrown and Al Qaeda-Inspired Networks Part 4: Recruitment 8. Root Causes 9. Radicalization and Recruitment 10. Propaganda Part 5: Vision 11. Ideology and Ideologues 12. Aims and Strategy 13. Backlash and Critique