Defeating ISIS : who they are, how they fight, what they believe /
Nance, Malcolm W.,
Defeating ISIS : who they are, how they fight, what they believe / Malcolm Nance ; [foreword by Richard Engel]. - xx, 505 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [442]-505) and index.
Who they are -- The old history of the new caliphate -- The ISIS claiphate's leadership and members -- The caliphate organizational structure -- Where they are -- ISIS in the levant -- ISIS in North Africa -- ISIS in WEst Africa: Boko Haram -- ISIS in Europe, North America, and Australia -- ISIS in Afghanistan, the Gulf States, Arabian Peninsula, and Asia -- What they believe -- Shade of swords: the ISIS war to destroy Islam -- A cult of jihad: the context of the ISIS war to destroy Islam -- Life and death in the 'Islamic State' -- Punisments, violence, and police state controls -- Paying for the apocalypse: ISIS financial mechanisms -- ISIS cultural cleansing: the precursor to ethnic cleansing and genocide -- How they fight -- Global strategy of ISIS -- The weapons of ISIS -- ISIS in battle and terror -- Abduction, hostage environment, and rescue -- ISIS social media: 'Our life in the thrill kill cult' -- Defeating ISIS.
Offers an examination of the ISIS terrorist organization, looking at the group's origin, ideology, propaganda, organization, and tactics, and offers steps for defeating it.
9781510711846 1510711848
IS (Organization)
Jihad.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Terrorism--Middle East.
Defeating ISIS : who they are, how they fight, what they believe / Malcolm Nance ; [foreword by Richard Engel]. - xx, 505 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [442]-505) and index.
Who they are -- The old history of the new caliphate -- The ISIS claiphate's leadership and members -- The caliphate organizational structure -- Where they are -- ISIS in the levant -- ISIS in North Africa -- ISIS in WEst Africa: Boko Haram -- ISIS in Europe, North America, and Australia -- ISIS in Afghanistan, the Gulf States, Arabian Peninsula, and Asia -- What they believe -- Shade of swords: the ISIS war to destroy Islam -- A cult of jihad: the context of the ISIS war to destroy Islam -- Life and death in the 'Islamic State' -- Punisments, violence, and police state controls -- Paying for the apocalypse: ISIS financial mechanisms -- ISIS cultural cleansing: the precursor to ethnic cleansing and genocide -- How they fight -- Global strategy of ISIS -- The weapons of ISIS -- ISIS in battle and terror -- Abduction, hostage environment, and rescue -- ISIS social media: 'Our life in the thrill kill cult' -- Defeating ISIS.
Offers an examination of the ISIS terrorist organization, looking at the group's origin, ideology, propaganda, organization, and tactics, and offers steps for defeating it.
9781510711846 1510711848
IS (Organization)
Jihad.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Terrorism--Middle East.