Defeating ISIS : who they are, how they fight, what they believe

Nance, Malcolm W. (author.). Engel, Richard, 1973- (writer of foreword.).

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781510711846
ISBN: 1510711848
Physical Description: print
xx, 505 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [442]-505) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.