{"product_id":"oklahoma-city-what-the-investigation-missedand-why-it-still-matters-isbn-9780061986451","title":"Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why It Still Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOklahoma City\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting account of one of the deadliest acts of terrorism on American soil, combining groundbreaking investigative research with a thrilling and true conspiracy story that has implications for national security and law enforcement today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril 19, 1995: Timothy McVeigh drove into downtown Oklahoma City in a rented Ryder truck containing a fertilizer bomb that he and his army buddy Terry Nichols had made the previous day. He parked, hopped out of the truck, and walked away. Shortly after 9:00 a.m., the bomb obliterated one-third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people, including 19 infants and toddlers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together key elements of personal correspondence with co-defendant Terry Nichols, hundreds of hours of interviews, and thousands of government documents, \u003cem\u003eOklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed—and Why It Still Matters\u003c\/em\u003e by investigative reporter Andrew Gumbel and retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel Roger G. Charles is a riveting piece of journalism and a cautionary tale for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eVeteran journalists Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles give the fullest account yet of the Oklahoma City bombing plot and investigation, with unprecedented access to government documents, voluminous correspondence with Timothy McVeigh's partner, Terry Nichols, and more than 150 interviews. In \u003cem\u003eOklahoma City\u003c\/em\u003e, Gumbel and Charles document what went wrong: in particular, the dysfunction within law enforcement agencies that squandered opportunities to prevent the bombing, as well as the unanswered question of who inspired the plot—and who else might have been involved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo this day, the FBI heralds the Oklahoma City investigation as one of its great triumphs. In reality, though, its handling of the bombing foreshadowed many of the problems that made the country vulnerable to attack on 9\/11. \u003cem\u003eOklahoma City\u003c\/em\u003e gives the most complete, honest story of both the plot and the investigation, drawing a vivid portrait of the unfailingly compelling—driven, eccentric, fractious, funny, and wildly paranoid—characters involved.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Extraordinarily well-researched… The book brilliantly deconstructs the investigation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story of the Murrah building bombing receives its most comprehensive accounting yet… It is a cautionary and at times startling tale, filled with bizarre characters from the outer fringes of American political life, with continuing relevance today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Isikoff, The Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Impressive... There are enough freak-show touches to keep an FX drama stocked for three seasons… As Gumbel and Rogers tell it, the bombing investigation fell short of discovering the truth because of sloppiness, self-serving intra-office politics, and obstructive turf wars among law enforcement agencies.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A well-reported, sober assessment... They make a strong case that some individuals involved in the bombing remain at liberty...the message is important for the future security of the U.S. citizenry.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Credible and relevant... Offers a perspective other than what was proved at the trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols...and explores the unsettling question of whether such an event could happen again by homegrown perpetrators.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTulsa World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This crisply written, fully documented book will anger you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tucson Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most comprehensive account yet...will dash the smug assertions at the time that the feds had caught all the perpetrators.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Commercial Dispatch (Mississippi)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887974183141,"sku":"NP9780061986451","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061986451.jpg?v=1730227856","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/oklahoma-city-what-the-investigation-missedand-why-it-still-matters-isbn-9780061986451","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}