Black Banners of ISIS

2017-01-01 History

Author : David J. Wasserstein
Release : 2017-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Black Banners of ISIS by : David J. Wasserstein

Download or read book Black Banners of ISIS written by David J. Wasserstein. This book was released on 2017-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: the Islamic State -- Caliphate -- Administration -- Revenue -- Religion -- Women, and children too -- Christians and Jews and ... -- Apocalypse now -- Conclusion

Black Flags

2016-09-06 Political Science

Author : Joby Warrick
Release : 2016-09-06
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 938/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Black Flags written by Joby Warrick. This book was released on 2016-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • In a thrilling dramatic narrative, the award-winning reporter traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. With a new Afterword Drawing on unique high-level access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Warrick weaves gripping, moment-by-moment operational details with the perspectives of diplomats and spies, generals and heads of state, many of whom foresaw a menace worse than al Qaeda and tried desperately to stop it. Black Flags is a brilliant and definitive history that reveals the long arc of today’s most dangerous extremist threat.

Black Banners of ISIS

2017-08-22 History

Author : David J. Wasserstein
Release : 2017-08-22
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 431/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Black Banners of ISIS written by David J. Wasserstein. This book was released on 2017-08-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A medieval Islam historian’s incisive portrait of ISIS, revealing the group’s deep ideological and intellectual roots in the earliest days of Islam With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks, its ability to conquer and retain huge swaths of territory has demonstrated its skillful tactical maneuvering, ambition, and staying power. Yet we still know too little about ISIS, particularly about its deeper ideology. In this eye-opening book, David J. Wasserstein offers a penetrating analysis of the movement, looking closely at the thousand-year-old form of Islamic apocalyptic messianism the group draws upon today. He shows how ISIS is not only a military and political movement but also, and primarily, a religious one with a coherent worldview, a patent strategy, and a clear goal: the re-creation of a medieval caliphate. Connecting the group’s day-to-day activities and the writings and sayings of its leaders with the medieval Islamic past, Wasserstein provides an insightful and unprecedented perspective on the origins and aspirations of the Islamic State.

The Black Banners

2012 Torture

Author : Ali H. Soufan
Release : 2012
Genre : Torture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 168/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Black Banners written by Ali H. Soufan. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America.

Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State

2017-05-02 Political Science

Author : Ali Soufan
Release : 2017-05-02
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State by : Ali Soufan

Download or read book Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State written by Ali Soufan. This book was released on 2017-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anyone who wants to understand the world we live in now should read this book." —Lawrence Wright To eliminate the scourge of terrorism, we must first know who the enemy actually is, and what his motivations are. In Anatomy of Terror, former FBI special agent and New York Times best-selling author Ali Soufan dissects Osama bin Laden’s brand of jihadi terrorism and its major offshoots, revealing how these organizations were formed, how they operate, their strengths, and—crucially—their weaknesses. This riveting account examines the new Islamic radicalism through the stories of its flag-bearers, including a U.S. Air Force colonel who once served Saddam Hussein, a provincial bookworm who declared himself caliph of all Muslims, and bin Laden’s own beloved son Hamza, a prime candidate to lead the organization his late father founded. Anatomy of Terror lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their spawn, and shows how the spread of terror can be stopped. Winner of the Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize

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