Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Osama bin Laden -- Introduction. Osama bin Laden, the iconic orator / Omar Saghi -- The companions‘ den (excerpts) -- Declaration of jihad against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy sanctuaries (excerpts) -- Interview with CNN (excerpts) -- World Islamic Front statement urging jihad against Jews and crusaders -- Interview with Al-Jazeera (excerpts) -- Tactical recommendations (excerpts) -- Second letter to the Muslims of Iraq -- Message to the American people -- Pt. II. Abdallah Azzam -- Introduction. Abdallah Azzam, the imam of jihad / Thomas Hegghammer -- The defense of Muslim territories constitutes the first individual duty (excerpts) -- Join the caravan (excerpts) -- Morals and jurisprudence of jihad (excerpts) -- To the young Muslims of the United States (excerpts) -- The solid base (excerpts) -- Pt. III. Ayman al-Zawahiri -- Introduction. Ayman al-Zawahiri, veteran of jihad / Stقephane Lacroix -- Bitter harvest : sixty years of the Muslim Brotherhood (excerpts) -- Advice to the community to reject the fatwa of Sheikh bin Baz authorizing parliamentary representation (excerpts) -- Knights under the Prophet‘s banner (excerpts) -- Loyalty and separation : changing an article of faith and losing sight of reality (excerpts) -- Pt. IV. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- Introduction. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, jihad in "Mesopotamia" / Jean-Pierre Milelli -- Letter to bin Laden and Zawahiri (excerpts) -- Annotation -- Notes to part I : Osama bin Laden / Omar Saghi -- Notes to part II : Abdallah Azzam / Thomas Hegghammer -- Notes to part III : Ayman al-Zawahiri / Stقephane Lacroix -- Notes to part IV : Abu Musab al-Zarqawi / Jean-Pierre Milelli.