The siege of Mecca : the forgotten uprising /
TROFIMOV Yaroslav
The siege of Mecca : the forgotten uprising / Yaroslav Trofimov. - London : Allen Lane , 2007. - x, 301 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Describes the events in Mecca during November 1979 when gunmen held pilgrimas hostage and the Saudi authorities had to call on foreign assistance. The book argues that the Saudi reaction gave rise to subsequent jihadist terrorism.
9781846140600
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) -- History -- Siege, 1979.
The siege of Mecca : the forgotten uprising / Yaroslav Trofimov. - London : Allen Lane , 2007. - x, 301 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Describes the events in Mecca during November 1979 when gunmen held pilgrimas hostage and the Saudi authorities had to call on foreign assistance. The book argues that the Saudi reaction gave rise to subsequent jihadist terrorism.
9781846140600
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) -- History -- Siege, 1979.