Yaroslav Trofimov

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The Siege of Mecca

The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 246g
• ISBN-13: 9780141034065
• ISBN-10: 0141034068
• Artikelnr.: 23524364

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