No Return
The True Story of How Martyrs Are Made
Published on 2. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-78335-181-7 (ISBN)
Description
A gripping true crime account of radicalisation in Britain - and how it can be prevented. Longlisted for the ACLS Gold Dagger Award.
'An incredible story, powerfully and beautifully told.' - James O'Brien
Five teenage friends leave Brighton to wage jihad in Syria. All except one are killed. This is their untold story.
No Return is a unique insight into a hidden Britain, based on true events that so shocked intelligence experts they are now the Home Office's lead case study into youth radicalisation.
Drawing on a cache of leaked classified documents and unprecedented access to all the main players, award-winning investigative journalist Mark Townsend reveals the shocking truth behind what drew these young Britons to martyrdom in a foreign land. The end result is a fast-paced and powerfully gripping true crime account of radicalisation - and how it can be prevented.
'An incredible story, powerfully and beautifully told.' - James O'Brien
Five teenage friends leave Brighton to wage jihad in Syria. All except one are killed. This is their untold story.
No Return is a unique insight into a hidden Britain, based on true events that so shocked intelligence experts they are now the Home Office's lead case study into youth radicalisation.
Drawing on a cache of leaked classified documents and unprecedented access to all the main players, award-winning investigative journalist Mark Townsend reveals the shocking truth behind what drew these young Britons to martyrdom in a foreign land. The end result is a fast-paced and powerfully gripping true crime account of radicalisation - and how it can be prevented.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78335-181-7 (9781783351817)
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Person
Mark Townsend is the home affairs editor of the Observer. Among twenty-five major journalism prizes and shortlistings, his work has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and he was named News Reporter of the Year at the 2018 Press Awards.