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Battlefield back to pakistan and took out the architect of that terrible day. that's the subject of my new book, countdown bin laden, the untold story of the 247-day hunt to bring the mastermind of 9/11 to justice. it takes you behind the scenes of the special forces raid that killed osama bin laden from the perspective of the intelligence, political and military professionals who pulled it off. and tonight you'll hear directly from many of them in a new documentary countdown bin laden. here is a brief look. >> we were tracking the helicopters and realized that they were now over the compound....

Truly alerted to what's happening. chris: the plan they practiced so many times went south quickly. >> i was looking on the big screens there as helicopter came in and i could see it start to waffle. chris: the lead black hawk fought to maintain control and then hit the wall of the compound. >> i immediately said to bill mccraveen, i said what the hell has happened. and bill didn't miss a beat. he basically said, look, we've got a backup helicopter coming in, we're going ahead with the mission, we're going to repel and go in through the walls. this mission is going on. and i remember saying go...

Laden. ♪ ♪ chris: welcome back to this fox news special. based on my new book, countdown bin laden. in march of 2011. anti-american sentiment was high in pakistan as president obama and his top advisers debated what to do about that compound in abbottabad. they faced 3 big questions, was bin laden there? if so, who was surest and safest way to kill or capture him, and how to deal with the pakistanis. >> in 2008. then senator and candidate obama was asked, if you had the opportunity to take

that is it. bin laden is in that house. we're going to get him. >> almost 3,000 people were killed on september 11, 2001. and the hunt for terrorist who masterminded the attacks began that day. it would be long and frustrating. u.s. military and intelligence officers chased a decade's worth of tips and clues to one dead end after another, but they never game up, my new book, countdown bin laden. tells gripping story. it begins with a lead that would put one navy seal face-to-face with the world's most wanted man.

Laden. ♪ ♪ chris: welcome back to this fox news special. based on my new book, countdown bin laden. in march of 2011. anti-american sentiment was high in pakistan as president obama and his top advisers debated what to do about that compound in abbottabad. they faced 3 big questions, was bin laden there? if so, who was surest and safest way to kill or capture him, and how to deal with the pakistanis. >> in 2008. then senator and candidate obama was asked, if you had the opportunity to take