Mosque in Munich by Ian Johnson
The enthralling Cold War tale of a Nazi spymaster, a CIA-run radio station, and the mosque that became radical Islam s first home in the West> An impeccably researched and eye-opening work of social and political history. Wall Street Journal
In the wake of the news that the 9/11 hijackers had lived in Europe, journalist Ian Johnson wondered how such a radical group could sink roots into Western soil. Most accounts reached back twenty years, to U.S. support of Islamist fighters in Afghanistan. But Johnson dug deeper, uncovering the story of a mosque in Germany. Its history stretched to World War I and, with CIA support, the mosque later became a haven for radical Islamists who spread their influence across the continent.
Based on previously unmined archives in the United States, Germany, and Switzerland, A Mosque in Munich is a rare, ground-level look at Cold War spying and a parable for our dealings with radical Islam today.
It is not just Johnson s investigative reporting that makes this book important. He also has a gift for historical narrative . . . He structures his cloak-and-dagger tale around a series of absurdly colorful characters. New Republic
Pulitzer Prize winning>New York Times reporter Ian Johnson spent five years researching and writing this book, interviewing survivors, scouring archives, and pressuring governments to release sensitive intelligence documents. He is also the author of>Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780547423173 |
| ISBN 10 | 0547423179 |
| Title | Mosque in Munich |
| Author | Ian Johnson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Mariner Books |
| Year published | 2011-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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