Black Flags: The Rise of Isis

by Warrick, Joby
ISBN: 9780804168939
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WINNER OF THE 2016 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION

"A Best Book of 2015"--The New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Kansas City Star, and Kirkus Reviews

In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick 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. 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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Warrick, Joby
  • ISBN: 9780804168939
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 384
  • Publication Year: 2016

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  • A national security reporter reveals the origins of ISIS.

    Jill W. - 5 years 1 month ago

    This is one of those books that can be a little scary to read. Do I really want to get to know ISIS better? Do I want to read about their atrocities? Then I thought that I should be more informed about this entity. Joby Warrick definitely makes the reader feel more informed. He starts at the beginning and details all the major players on each side of things. The progression of this organization, while terrifying, is also fascinating. How did one man create a modern day terrorist organization? How did it spread? What is the agenda? Warricks writing is fast-paced but thorough. This book is quite remarkable. I highly recommend that readers pick this book up.

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