[Scheuer]'s examination of al Qaeda is a bracing corrective to much that has passed as analysis about the group. - CNN terrorism analyst Peter Bergen in the Washington Post A masterful job at... interpreting what bin Laden is trying to tell America but that has fallen on deaf ears. - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Among the 'war on terrorism cognoscenti' in and around Washington, D.C., mere word-of-mouth established [Through Our Enemies Eyes] as required reading for anyone seeking to understand bin Laden, the movement that he cofounded and led, and the profound threat that it posed (and continues to pose) to the United States and to international peace. Accordingly, the book's reputation spread as a thoroughly reliable, trenchant, and commendably clear exegesis of al Qaeda's ideology, goals, and alarming ambitions.... The key to success in warfare, the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu wrote, is to 'know your enemy and you will know yourself.' In Through Our Enemies Eyes, Scheuer answers the first part of that irrefutable formulation. - From the foreword by Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow, Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, and author of Inside Terrorism [Scheuer's] examination of al Qaeda is a bracing corrective to much that has passed as analysis about the group. - CNN terrorism analyst Peter Bergen in the Washington Post A highly informative analysis. - The Washington Times A masterful job at... interpreting what bin Laden is trying to tell America but that has fallen on deaf ears. - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism A sobering portrait of Osama bin Laden. - The Christian Science Monitor This is a book that all professional soldiers should read since it represents, in significant detail, the views and motivation of one of our primary adversaries, while clearly defining the severity of the ongoing threat. - Armor