02302cam a22003134a 4500 15545860 AUA.1 20110623124441.0 081205s2008 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2008279259 9780307277732 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC a-su--- DS248.M4 T76 2008 953.8 22 Trofimov, Yaroslav. 592 The siege of Mecca : the 1979 uprising at Islam's holiest shrine / Yaroslav Trofimov. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2007. xii, 301 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-289) and index. On 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. Mecca (Saudi Arabia) History Siege, 1979. 593 7 cbc origcop 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK DS 248 .M4 T76 2007 156 156 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2011-06-23 Bought by JTL 10.00 AUA000174 DS 248 .M4 T76 2007 AUA000174 2011-06-23 00:00:00 10.00 2011-06-23 BOOK 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2011-06-23 Bought by JTL 10.00 AUA000175 DS 248 .M4 T76 2007 AUA000175 2011-06-23 00:00:00 2 10.00 2011-06-23 BOOK