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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. An extraordinary cast, globe-spanning action, this is the gripping, era-defining origin story for today's conflictsImmersive, globe-spanning and full of detail and drama, The Revolutionists is an unprecedented account of a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.In the 1970s, a networ…k of radical extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous young Leila Khaled with her jewellery made from grenade rings, the hard-drinking Carlos the Jackal in shades and designer suits, and the radical leftists of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. United by their hatred of Israel, capitalism and 'Western imperialism', they unleashed a series of audacious attacks that brought governments to their knees and glued the world to their televisions in morbid fascination.Drawing on decades of research, recently declassified government files, secret documents, and original interviews with hijackers, spies, witnesses and victims, Jason Burke takes us into the lives and minds of the perpetrators of these often-deadly operations. Through their eyes - and the eyes of the unrelenting agents who hunted them down - he uncovers a dark, complex world of loyalty, betrayal and commitment to radical change at any cost.Set against the backdrop of the Cold War and packed with revelations about iconic events such as the deadly attack on the Munich Olympic, Israel's raid on Entebbe, the Iranian revolution and the rise of Islamic extremism, this is a sweeping, scrupulously reported historical narrative with the pace and suspense of a thriller.The Revolutionists pitches the reader into these tumultuous times. Ultimately, it shows how a campaign led by secular, leftist revolutionaries gave way to a far more lethal movement of conservative religious fanaticism that would dominate the decades to come. It is impossible to understand the world today without reading this history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -\*\* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025 \*\*\*\* A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, PROSPECT AND BBC HISTORY\*\*A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s - a seismic decade that transfo…rmed the modern world.'A fabulously gripping read' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, The Times Books of the Year'Brilliant . An astonishing window not just into the origins of modern terrorism but also into our own age' RORY STEWART'Extraordinary . told with cool authority and a novelist's eye for detail' RORY CARROLL, author of Killing ThatcherIn the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous Leila Khaled, hard-drinking Carlos the Jackal, and radical leftists of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. United by their hatred of Israel, capitalism and 'Western imperialism', they unleashed a series of audacious attacks that brought governments to their knees and glued the world to their tv screens.Drawing on decades of research, recently declassified government files, secret documents, and first-hand interviews with hijackers, spies, witnesses and victims, Jason Burke takes us inside these often-deadly operations. Through the perpetrators' eyes - and of the unrelenting agents who hunted them down - he uncovers a dark, complex world of loyalty, betrayal and commitment to change at any cost.Pitching us into these tumultuous times, The Revolutionists reveals how a campaign led by secular leftist revolutionaries gave way to a far more lethal movement of conservative religious fanaticism that would dominate the decades to come. It is impossible to understand the world today without reading this book.'A book that historians will be profiting from for many decades to come' TOM HOLLAND'As compelling as the best of spy thrillers' FERGAL KEANE, BBC Correspondent and author of The Madness'Riveting' LINDSEY HILSUM, International Editor, Channel 4 News; Nominiert: Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, 2025 736 pp. Englisch.
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