The Siege : Trapped Inside the Taj Hotel. Run or Hide?

ISBN-13: 9780670922598 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 352 str.

Adrian Levy

Opis

'The Siege' is a searing account of the 2008 terrorist attacks at Mumbai's famous Taj Hotel. On 26th November 2008 the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai was besieged by Pakistani Islamists, armed with explosives and machine guns. For three days, guests and staff of the hotel were trapped as the terrorists run amok. On 29th November commandos launched Operation Black Tornado. The world held its breath.

Recenzje

Compulsive and brilliantly researched. Reads like a fast-paced thriller William Dalrymple

O autorze

Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are the authors of four books, most recently the acclaimed The Meadow: Kashmir 1995 - Where the Terror Began. For 16 years they worked as foreign correspondents and investigative reporters for the Sunday Times and the Guardian. In 2009 the One World Trust named them British Journalists of the Year, having won Foreign Correspondents of the Year in 2004. They co-produce documentaries which have been nominated at the Amnesty International Media Awards and the Edinburgh International Television Festival, and longlisted at the BAFTAs. Currently they are filming several new projects in South Asia.