Defeating Jihad
The Winnable War

This book did a great job at explaining the historical components that have lead us to today's jihadi movement. Dr. Gorka correlates combating jihad with Truman's containment foreign policy and the George Kennan analysis of the spread of communism ideology post-World War II. This sounds outdated and......more

This is an excellent short history of Islamism or muslim war against the West. The prescription for winning that war is (perhaps surprisingly) drawn from the policy used to defeat the last totalitarian challenge to democracy, that of the Soviet Union. Certainly not surprisingly, it makes clear that......more

Defeating Jihad. Asymmetric warfare, which one side has overwhelming armed forces technological advantages and all possible outcomes point to quick and swift victory. Meanwhile the other side has less technology less armed forces and would appear to be in a hopeless situation. But in the crunch extr......more

A great concise look at the history of Islam, particularly relating to terrorism. Gorka lays out a plan for how to deal with these militant groups. Fast read for anyone concerned about how this all came to pass, and how we should be dealing with it.......more

Given the times, it is sad to say, but *everyone* should read this book. I regularly watch the news, I listen to the politicians and pundits prattle non-sensibly, and I regularly read up on events in the Middle East and Afghanistan. I am no expert, not by a long shot, but it is say that I do have a c......more