TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nance,Malcolm W.
AU  - Engel,Richard
TI  - Defeating ISIS: who they are, how they fight, what they believe 
SN  - 9781510711846
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Skyhorse Publishing
KW  - IS (Organization)
KW  - Jihad
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Middle East
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -