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Hosken, Andrew, author.

Empire of Fear : Inside the Islamic State / Andrew Hosken.

London : Oneworld Publications, 2015.

©2015

xiv, 321 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

"In June 2014 Islamic State launched an astonishing blitzkrieg which saw them seize control of an area in the Middle East the size of Britain. The news was soon filled with their relentless acts of savagery, yet nobody seemed to know who they were or where they'd come from. Now, top BBC reporter Andrew Hosken delivers the inside story on Islamic State. Through extensive first-hand reporting, he builds a comprehensive picture of IS, their brutal ideology and exterminationist methods. Equally compelling and horrifying, Empire of Fear reveals how Islamic State came to be, explores their goals and asks how they might be defeated"--From back cover.

IS (Organization)

Terrorism -- Middle East -- History -- 21st century.

Middle East -- History, Military -- 21st century.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The face that launched a thousand hits -- Seven steps -- Chaos theory and fact -- The management of savagery -- 632 and all that -- The forgotten caliph -- Wake-up call -- Savagery under new management -- Shia folly -- Scourge of Syria -- The furnace of war -- Car bombs and other expenses -- "Long live death!": inside the caliphate -- Killing the caliphate.

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