- Published: 7 August 2008
- ISBN: 9780141919805
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 320
The Siege of Mecca
The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine
- Published: 7 August 2008
- ISBN: 9780141919805
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 320
Riveting
Sunday Times
A thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up
The Times
A gripping, highly informed narrative
Financial Times
The first detailed account of the event … brilliantly researched and eye-opening … this is undoubtedly a book of international significance
Herald
A gripping and revealing account of this brutal uprising … The Siege of Mecca is a marvel of investigative journalism … Trofimov's viciously gory account unfolds with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy
Ziauddin Sardar, New Statesman
Trofimov tells this tale with considerable verve and authority. He has interviewed many of the surviving witnesses and participants in a country suffused with fear and paranoia, and sets the siege within a wider historical context
Michael Burleigh, Literary Review