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The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam´s Holiest Shrine
Yaroslav Trofimov
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Description for The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam´s Holiest Shrine
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
20 November 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. With thousands of terrified worshippers trapped inside, the result was a bloody siege that lasted two weeks, caused hundreds of deaths, prompted an international diplomatic crisis and unleashed forces that would eventually lead to the rise of al Qaeda.
Journalist Yaroslav Trofimov takes us day-by-day through one of the most momentous – and heavily censored – events in recent history, interviewing many direct participants in the siege and drawing on secret documents to reveal the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141034065
SKU
V9780141034065
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99-30
About Yaroslav Trofimov
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.
Reviews for The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam´s Holiest Shrine
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more