02185cam a22003014a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000250009004000180011504300120013305000230014508200140016810000290018224500920021125000250030326000370032830000390036550400660040452009270047065100530139790600450145094200360149599900130153195201680154495201710171215545860AUA.120110623124441.0081205s2008    nyuab    b    001 0 eng    a  2008279259  a9780307277732 (pbk.)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  aa-su---00aDS248.M4bT76 200800a953.82221 aTrofimov, Yaroslav.959214aThe siege of Mecca :bthe 1979 uprising at Islam's holiest shrine /cYaroslav Trofimov.  a1st Anchor Books ed.  aNew York :bAnchor Books,c2007.  axii, 301 p. :bill., map ;c21 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [265]-289) and index.  aOn November 20, 1979, the first morning of a new Muslim century, hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. These men came from more than a dozen countries, launching the first operation of global jihad in modern times. They believed that the Saudi royal family had become a craven servant of American infidels, and sought a return to the glory of uncompromising Islam. With nearly 100,000 worshippers trapped inside the holy compound, the bloody siege lasted two weeks, inflaming Muslim rage against the U.S. and causing hundreds of deaths. The desperate Saudis finally enlisted the help of French commandos, who prepared the final assault. The Saudi royal family ultimately compromised with the rebels' supporters, helping to set free the forces that produced the attacks of 9/11 and the harrowing circumstances that surround us today.--From publisher description. 0aMecca (Saudi Arabia)xHistoryySiege, 1979.9593  a7bcbccorigcopd2encipf20gy-gencatlg  2lcccBOOKhDS 248 .M4iT76 2007  c156d156  00102lcc40708BooksaAUA.1bAUA.1cGSd2011-06-23eBought by JTLg10.00hAUA000174oDS 248 .M4 T76 2007pAUA000174r2011-06-23 00:00:00v10.00w2011-06-23yBOOK  00102lcc40708BooksaAUA.1bAUA.1cGSd2011-06-23eBought by JTLg10.00hAUA000175oDS 248 .M4 T76 2007pAUA000175r2011-06-23 00:00:00t2v10.00w2011-06-23yBOOK