The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda

Sorry, this got a little longer than I meant it to be - Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed - It's over 20 years old now but still really good, especially if you're into planes like the U-2, F-117, and SR-71 If you're wanting a deeper understanding of the other side of the war on terror, I'd recommend the following: - I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad - Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea - The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State - After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam - The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda If you're wanting a dive into Russia: - The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War - The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries - Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia If you're wanting true Spy stuff: - The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal - The Spy's Son: The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia…