Rohan Gunaratna is the head of the ICPVTR, one of the largest counter terrorism research and training centres in the world. Based on his five years of research, Inside Al Qaeda provides a detailed introduction to one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world, the Al Qaeda, its origin and history. It contains details about its growth, personalities involved including interviews with its members, operational network and financial infrastructure. It sheds light on Al Qaeda's strategies and tactics of maintaining its global ideology as well as how they train soldiers for several terrorist attacks. Gunaratna also mentions the need of an international multiagency in order to destroy Al Qaeda and overcome its three decades of terrorist expertise. Read it for an informative and well researched overview of Al Qaeda.
