The Siege of Mecca by Yaroslav Trofimov
20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad.
Riveting * Sunday Times *
A thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up * The Times *
A gripping, highly informed narrative * Financial Times *
The first detailed account of the event … brilliantly researched and eye-opening … this is undoubtedly a book of international significance * Herald *
A gripping and revealing account of this brutal uprising … The Siege of Mecca is a marvel of investigative journalism … Trofimov's viciously gory account unfolds with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy -- Ziauddin Sardar * New Statesman *
Trofimov tells this tale with considerable verve and authorityHe has interviewed many of the surviving witnesses and participants in a country suffused with fear and paranoia, and sets the siege within a wider historical context -- Michael Burleigh * Literary Review *
A thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up * The Times *
A thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up * The Times *
A gripping, highly informed narrative * Financial Times *
The first detailed account of the event … brilliantly researched and eye-opening … this is undoubtedly a book of international significance * Herald *
A gripping and revealing account of this brutal uprising … The Siege of Mecca is a marvel of investigative journalism … Trofimov's viciously gory account unfolds with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy -- Ziauddin Sardar * New Statesman *
Trofimov tells this tale with considerable verve and authorityHe has interviewed many of the surviving witnesses and participants in a country suffused with fear and paranoia, and sets the siege within a wider historical context -- Michael Burleigh * Literary Review *
A thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up * The Times *
Yaroslav Trofimov joined The Wall Street Journal in 1999 and in 2001 became a roving foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and the Balkans. He is also the author of Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141034065 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141034068 |
| Title | The Siege of Mecca |
| Author | Yaroslav Trofimov |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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