1Gratitude page 4
30Traversing the Path to an Unusual Compound 70
2Disclaimer page 5
31Chapter 7: Planning the Raid – Inside the White House 74
3Introduction 10
32President Obama's National Security Briefings 74
4The Manhunt That Defined a Generation 10
33The Function of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and CIA Director Leon Panetta 76
5Why This Story Is Still Important 11
34Choosing Between a Ground Assault and a Drone Attack 79
6Sources, Research, and Declassified Information 14
35Chapter 8: The Training – Preparing for the Mission 83
7Chapter 1: The Making of a Terrorist Leader 17
36The Selection of SEAL Team Six 83
8Early Life in Saudi Arabia 17
37Simulated Raids in a Replica Compound 85
9The Impact of the Soviet-Afghan Conflict 20
38The Final Go-Ahead – Operation Neptune Spear is Set 88
10Al-Qaeda's Formation: An International Jihadist Network 24
39Chapter 9: The Night of May 1, 2011 91
11Chapter 2: The Path to 9/11 28
40Departing from Jalalabad: The Helicopters' Stealth Approach 91
12Al-Qaeda's Early Attacks on U.S. Interests 28
41The Helicopter Going Down: The First Indications of Trouble 93
13The U.S. Embassy Bombings in 1998 30
42A Breakdown of the Compound, Floor by Floor 95
14The USS Cole Attack and Disregarded Warnings 33
43Last Hours of Osama bin Laden 97
15The Organization and Carryout of September 11, 2001 35
44Chapter 10: Aftermath and Confirmation 100
16Chapter 3: The Global Response 39
45DNA Testing and the Burial at Sea 100
17America Declares War on Terror 39
46The White House Situation Room – Reactions and Responses 103
18Afghanistan's invasion by the United States 42
47Global Reactions – Celebrations, Skepticism, and Conspiracies 105
19The Escape of Bin Laden from Tora Bora 45
48Chapter 11: The Political Impact 109
20Chapter 4: Tracking a Ghost – The Intelligence War 49
49How the Operation Shaped Obama's Presidency 109
21CIA Black Sites and Enhanced Interrogation 49
50The "Bin Laden Bump" and the 2012 election. 112
22The Role of Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) 52
51How the War on Terror Was Persisting in Later Administrations 115
23The Failure of Early Leads and False Alarms 54
52Chapter 12: Hollywood, Media, and Public Perception 119
24Chapter 5: The Role of Pakistan 58
53How the Hunt Was Depicted in Films and TV 119
25The ISI's Complicated Relationship with al-Qaeda 58
54The Impact of Pop Culture on Public Understanding 123
26Hiding in Plain Sight in Abbottabad 60
55Conclusion 127
27Diplomatic Conflicts Between Pakistan and the United States 63
56The Historical Significance of the Bin Laden Raid 127
28Chapter 6: The Breakthrough – Identifying the Courier 67
57Lessons Learned for Future Counterterrorism Operations 129
29The Importance of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Interrogation 67
