Countdown Bin Laden

On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers informed Director Leon Panetta that agents had tracked an Al Qaeda courier to a heavily fortified compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan—marking the possible location of the world’s most wanted man. In Countdown bin Laden, journalist Chris Wallace recounts the intense final eight months of intelligence gathering, strategic planning, and military operations culminating in SEAL Team Six’s mission. Drawing from exclusive interviews with key figures like Admiral McRaven, Panetta, Hillary Clinton, and others, the book also highlights the human stories behind the raid, from 9/11 families to the operators themselves, offering a gripping, detailed account of the historic effort to capture Osama bin Laden.