The Siege
68 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel
Published on 26. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-14-312608-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the page-turning tradition of Black Hawk Down, the definitive account of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai Mumbai, 2008. On the night of November 26, Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists attacked targets throughout the city, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the world's most exclusive luxury hotels. For sixty-eight hours, hundreds were held hostage as shots rang out and an enormous fire raged. When the smoke cleared, thirty-one people were dead and many more had been injured. Only the courageous actions of staff and guests--including Mallika Jagad, Bob Nichols, and Taj general manager Binny Kang--prevented a much higher death toll. With a deep understanding of the region and its politics and a narrative flair reminiscent of Midnight in Peking, journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy vividly unfold the tragic events in a real-life thriller filled with suspense, tragedy, history, and heroism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
16-PAGE COLOR PHOTO INSERT (ON INSERT STOCK); 4 B/W MAPS
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-312608-9 (9780143126089)
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Persons
Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are the authors of four nonfiction books, most recently The Meadow Kashmir 1995 - Where the Terror Began. They were finalists in the 2008 IISS Duke of Wellington Medal for military history. For 16 years they worked as foreign correspondents and investigative reporters for The Sunday Times and then The Guardian. In 2009, the One World Trust named them British Journalists of the Year; they were also named Foreign Correspondents of the Year in 2007. They have co-produced documentaries for British and American television, their most recent on Kashmir, and the upcoming Children of the Pakistan Taliban. They live in London.