Inside the Pentagon's secretive
and revolutionary new strategy
for fighting terrorism.

Counterstrike...is a carefully reported, briskly paced account of the counterterrorism campaigns that followed the September 11th attacks, and it provides a reliable sense of what has gone right, without cheerleading or obfuscating about failures.
-The New York Review of Books
Counterstrike scores a direct hit. Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, two of America's most respected national security correspondents, provide pathbreaking reporting on and incisive analysis of the secret war against Al Qaeda after 9/11.
—Lee H. Hamilton, former congressman and co-chair of the 9/11 Commission
The authors, veteran correspondents for The New York Times, delve into a shadowy theater of war: the counterterrorism efforts of American ground troops, intelligence operatives and executive-branch officials since the Sept. 11 attacks.
-Ihsan Taylor, New York Times
A remarkable detective story by two of the nation's best reporters. With meticulous research and fine storytelling, Counterstrike reveals who, what, when, where, and why in describing the long campaign by the United States...
-Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn
Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker dig deep to tell the story of the covert campaign to defeat Al Qaeda, from the CIA to the Pentagon...
-Peter Bergen,
author of The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda
Filled with amazing characters and details, Counterstrike traces the evolution of America's strategy for stopping the next attack. It's a fascinating story and a great read, too.
-Dexter Filkins, author of The Forever War