ISIS

Inside the Army of Terror

By: Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law. In ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who have conquered territory equal to the size of Great Britain. Drawing on original interviews with former US military officials and current ISIS fighters, the authors also reveal the internecine struggles within the movement itself as well as ISIS' bloody hatred of Shiite Muslims, which is generating another sectarian war in the region. Past is prologue, and America's legacy in the Middle East is sowing a new generation of terror.

©2015 Michael Weiss & Hassan Hassan (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC

A thurough look at the history and rise of ISIS

Very good. The names are a little difficult to fallow at first but once you start understanding the networks and actors it comes together. The chapter on the tribes lost me a bit because they introduce some new people but over all it was very informative.

Eye opening

This is a hot topic that has been poorly conveyed or understood in main stream American news. This is a far more nuanced problem then many know.

Fascinating and informative with a ton of detail

Weiss and Hassan provide a ton of fascinating detail into the origins of ISIS. This book seems to be very thorough and thoughtful. Because it was so detailed, I likely will end up reading it on paper as well. But I still picked up a lot of detail just by listening to the audiobook.

enlightening

this was an insightfull book describing the birth of an evil movment and culter of fear. wheather they are fighting for religion of culter the rest of the world only sees evil and violence. this is the story of the players and events that brought it into being.

Best book written on ISIS that I have read

Any additional comments?

Michael Weiss does an excellent job laying out the case against Assad, explaining the larger picture which encompasses much more than just ISIS. I have read several books on ISIS and this is by far the most substantive I have read. You might have to listen to it twice, there's a lot of substance. Excellent narration, too!