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by Malcolm Nance; Foreword by Richard Engel

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A New York Times bestseller!

This reference shows how to understand the history and tactics of the global terror group ISIS--and how to use that knowledge to defeat it.

ISIS--the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria--has taken on the mantle of being the single most dangerous terrorist threat to global security since al-Qaeda. In Defeating ISIS, internationally renowned intelligence veteran and counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, author of The Plot to Hack America and the forthcoming Hacking ISIS, gives an insider's view to explain the origins of this occult group, its violent propaganda, and how it spreads its ideology throughout the Middle East and to disaffected youth deep in the heart of the Western world.

Most importantly, Defeating ISIS gives an amply illustrated, step-by-step analysis of the street-level tactics the group has employed in assaults against fortified targets, in urban combat, and during terrorist operations such as those in Paris during the November 13 attacks. As much as ISIS is a threat to Western targets and regional stability in the Middle East, Nance describes not only its true danger as a heretical death cult that seeks to wrest control of Islam through young ideologues and redefine Islam as a fight to the death against all comers, but also how to defeat it. Defeating ISIS is the first highly detailed and fully illustrated look into the organization by one of the world's foremost authorities in counter-terrorism.

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Praise for Defeating ISIS:
Malcolm Nance understands you can t kill an ideology with bombs and bullets and that, as we move from tactics to strategies, our narrative is crucial for the disengagement of the lost souls seeking identity. Mark Fallon, former deputy commander of the Defense Department s Criminal Investigation Task Force

ISIS must be stopped at all costs, and the first step toward that goal is to identify who they are, where they are, and how they fight. . . . I ve survived their suicide bomb attacks; I ve seen their defeats. Here, I ve set out to show how ISIS s street-level tactics led to their rapid victories, as well as the strategies and tactics that will demonstrate how badly they can lose. From the introduction
This book, the culmination of ten years of dedicated counterterrorism research, provides a practical plan for victory against ISIS. Malcolm Nancean intelligence and security contractor, trainer, and practitioneranalyzes all aspects of the deadly terrorist group:
Strategy
Tactics
Internal organization
Weapons
Techniques
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  • Title Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe
  • Author Malcolm Nance; Foreword by Richard Engel
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 544
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
  • Publication date 2016-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9781510711846 / 1510711848
  • Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 2 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 5.08 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Arab World
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Jihad, Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.325

About the author

Malcolm Nance is a globally recognized counterterrorism expert and Intelligence Community member who has been deployed to intelligence operations in the Balkans, Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. He is the author of An End to al-Qaeda, The Terrorists of Iraq, and the Terrorist Recognition Handbook and appears regularly on MSNBC. Nance lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Malcolm Nance was named a Genius for the Third Annual MSNBC and 92Y "7 Days of Genius" Festival in March, 2016

Richard Engel is the award-winning chief foreign correspondent for NBC News and has been in the Middle East war zone for over twenty years. He is the author of And Then All Hell Broke Loose, War Journal, and A Fist in the Hornet's Nest.

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