The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine (平装)

基本信息出版社:Penguin (2008年8月7日)平装:320页正文语种:英语ISBN:0141034068条形码:9780141034065产品尺寸及重量:19.4 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm ; 241 gASIN:0141034068

商品描述内容简介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 truth about the first operation of modern global jihad.媒体推荐Trofimov tells this tale with considerable verve and authority. He 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 Literary Review 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 New Statesman The first detailed account of the event ... brilliantly researched and eye-opening ... this is undoubtedly a book of international significance Herald A gripping, highly informed narrative Financial Times A thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up The Times Riveting Sunday Times