YAROSLAV TROFIMOV The Siege of Mecca NEW Islam

The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine
Yaroslav Trofimov, Penguin 2008

Brand new softcover. Remainder mark (texta stripe on the page edges) and some shelf-wear, page edges have a small tear.

20 November 1979: as morning prayers began, hundereds 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 hundereds 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 hitory, interviewing many direct participants in the siege and drawing on secret documents to reveal the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad.

Weight: 280 gms (unpacked)

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