ISIS
Inside the Army of Terror

My grandmother hated the Germans until the day she died. Nothing I could say about the greatness of Bach or German regret over the war would make any difference. I could sympathize with her view, though, given she had lived through the Blitz in East Ham and been bombed by the Germans on a daily basi......more

This is a tale of two halves, really. It's a complicated book, for starters. I don't suggest jumping right into it without any pre-existing knowledge on the question. I suggest watching Frontline's documentary LOSING IRAQ first, in order to help you gain an understanding on the key point of why ISIS......more

Each evening the nightly news seems to zero in on another story that relates to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). We are bombarded with border crossings into Syria from Turkey, the state of the effort by Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit, fears concerning Iran’s role in Iraq should ISIS finall......more

This book offers some useful insights into the operation of ISIS, as well as its origins. Particularly of interest were a few interviews the authors were able to conduct with current and former ISIS members, or people who lived in ISIS territory. Given the necessarily rushed nature of the book its n......more