Blood Year: Islamic State and the Failures of the War on Terror - Softcover

Kilcullen, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849045550 ISBN 13: 9781849045551

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

'Blood Year' is an unsparingly honest, self-critical analysis of the collapse of western counterterrorism strategy and the subsequent rise of Islamic State. As a soldier, counterterrorism official, and Chief Strategist in the US State Department s Bureau of Counterterrorism, David Kilcullen was one of the original architects of US and allied counterterrorism policy. Kilcullen s frank assessment that the strategy he helped design has failed, that it has not made us safer, and has contributed to new threats, including Islamic State makes this short book mandatory reading for anyone interested in how terrorism is confronted. The most startling part of his analysis is that there may be worse dangers than ISIS incubating in various parts of the world. 'Kilcullen explains superbly the multiple paths to jihadism, the numerous ways in which terrorists can strike, the plentiful targets urban societies offer, and antediluvian ISIS savvy use of the Internet and social media to attract and train acolytes.' -The New York Times Book Review

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Review

'Such an important book...What makes Blood Year particularly valuable is that Kilcullen manages to recount the events of 2014 and 2015 without succumbing to the pull of political correctness or the push of conventional wisdom.' --The Sunday Times

'This is a lucid story, humanely told and utterly chilling, in which the author wears his experience and erudition lightly. It should be read by those who still cling to the debris of the fences they sat on over Iraq and Syria.' --The Financial Times

'Mr Kilcullen gives an unflinching insider s account of how mistakes and missed opportunities led inexorably to the events of 2014 ... wise and important book.' --The Economist

From the Author

David Kilcullen is one of the world's foremost thinkers on counterinsurgency and military strategy. He is the author of The Accidental Guerrilla, a Washington Post bestseller, and Counterinsurgency. He was formerly Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq and to the NATO Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

About this edition

• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1849045550
• ISBN 13: 9781849045551
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200