{"product_id":"oklahoma-city-what-the-investigation-missed-and-why-it-still-matters-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGumbel, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndrew Gumbel has worked for more than twenty years as a foreign correspondent for British newspapers. He has won awards for investigative reporting and political commentary, and written widely for U.S. publications including the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e. His book Steal \u003cem\u003eThis Vote: Dirty Elections and the Rotten History of Democracy in America\u003c\/em\u003e was published to great acclaim in 2005. He was born in England and educated at Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger G. Charles is a retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Marine Corps and an award-winning investigative journalist. In 1996 and 1997 he was a consultant on the Oklahoma City bombing for ABC's \u003cem\u003e20\/20\u003c\/em\u003e. He also worked as an investigator for Stephen Jones and the legal team defending Timothy McVeigh in his federal trial. Charles was born in Texas, raised in West Virginia, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1967. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles, Roger G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndrew Gumbel has worked for more than twenty years as a foreign correspondent for British newspapers. He has won awards for investigative reporting and political commentary, and written widely for U.S. publications including the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e. His book Steal \u003cem\u003eThis Vote: Dirty Elections and the Rotten History of Democracy in America\u003c\/em\u003e was published to great acclaim in 2005. He was born in England and educated at Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger G. Charles is a retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Marine Corps and an award-winning investigative journalist. In 1996 and 1997 he was a consultant on the Oklahoma City bombing for ABC's \u003cem\u003e20\/20\u003c\/em\u003e. He also worked as an investigator for Stephen Jones and the legal team defending Timothy McVeigh in his federal trial. Charles was born in Texas, raised in West Virginia, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1967. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409481634066,"sku":"9780061986451","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e39f50b-2572-4783-87dc-3ea281712ec4.jpg?v=1729288361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oklahoma-city-what-the-investigation-missed-and-why-it-still-matters-9780061986451","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}