The Washington Institute Book Prize 2008
Discover the acclaimed 2008 Washington Institute Book Prize winner, featuring Yaroslav Trofimov's gripping historical account, *The Siege of Mecca*. Explore expert insights on terrorism, the Middle East, and global security from this prestigious award list.
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The Siege of Mecca
by Yaroslav Trofimov
In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world. On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. That same morning, gunmen stunned the world by seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca, creating a siege that trapped 100,000 people and lasted two weeks, inflaming Muslim rage against the United States and causing hundreds of deaths. But in the days before CNN and Al Jazeera, the press barely took notice. Trofimov interviews for the first time scores of direct participants in the siege, and draws upon hundreds of newly declassified documents. With the pacing, detail, and suspense of a real-life thriller, The Siege of Mecca reveals the long-lasting aftereffects of the uprising and its influence on the world today.
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Foxbats Over Dimona: The Soviets' Nuclear Gamble in the Six-Day War
by Ginor, Isabella
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