The Siege: The Attack On The Taj Mumbai
Author: Levy, Adrian
Brand: Penguin
Color: Blue
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 350
Release Date: 14-10-2015
Details: On 26 November 2008, four terrorists entered the Taj, Mumbai, and took over the hotel. What followed was nearly three days of terror as the world watched the great hotel go up in flames. Now comes the ultimate account of that attack. Telling the stories of guests, staff, police and the National Security guard, and piecing together transcripts of calls between the terrorists and their handlers, The Siege takes you right into the war zone, showing you what it was like to be in the Taj on those fateful days.
Here are the heart-stopping stories of guests and staffāof a couple about to celebrate their wedding, a British-Cypriot shipping magnate whose state-of-the-art yacht is docked in front of the hotel, and a young Taj employee who survives because of a strangerās phone call. Here too are revelations about the training of the terrorists, Headleyās double game and the shocking incompetence of the Indian security forces. Terrifying, gripping and deeply moving, The Siege is unputdownable.
āLevy and Scott-Clark . . . bring to the table almost forensic investigative skills, and a robust reputation for ferreting out the forgotten secrets of our timeā Caravan.
EAN: 9780143425410
Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 0.7 inches
Languages: English
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The Siege: The Attack On The Taj Mumbai
The Siege: The Attack On The Taj Mumbai
Author: Levy, Adrian
Brand: Penguin
Color: Blue
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 350
Release Date: 14-10-2015
Details: On 26 November 2008, four terrorists entered the Taj, Mumbai, and took over the hotel. What followed was nearly three days of terror as the world watched the great hotel go up in flames. Now comes the ultimate account of that attack. Telling the stories of guests, staff, police and the National Security guard, and piecing together transcripts of calls between the terrorists and their handlers, The Siege takes you right into the war zone, showing you what it was like to be in the Taj on those fateful days.
Here are the heart-stopping stories of guests and staffāof a couple about to celebrate their wedding, a British-Cypriot shipping magnate whose state-of-the-art yacht is docked in front of the hotel, and a young Taj employee who survives because of a strangerās phone call. Here too are revelations about the training of the terrorists, Headleyās double game and the shocking incompetence of the Indian security forces. Terrifying, gripping and deeply moving, The Siege is unputdownable.
āLevy and Scott-Clark . . . bring to the table almost forensic investigative skills, and a robust reputation for ferreting out the forgotten secrets of our timeā Caravan.
EAN: 9780143425410
Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 0.7 inches
Languages: English
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Author: Levy, Adrian
Brand: Penguin
Color: Blue
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 350
Release Date: 14-10-2015
Details: On 26 November 2008, four terrorists entered the Taj, Mumbai, and took over the hotel. What followed was nearly three days of terror as the world watched the great hotel go up in flames. Now comes the ultimate account of that attack. Telling the stories of guests, staff, police and the National Security guard, and piecing together transcripts of calls between the terrorists and their handlers, The Siege takes you right into the war zone, showing you what it was like to be in the Taj on those fateful days.
Here are the heart-stopping stories of guests and staffāof a couple about to celebrate their wedding, a British-Cypriot shipping magnate whose state-of-the-art yacht is docked in front of the hotel, and a young Taj employee who survives because of a strangerās phone call. Here too are revelations about the training of the terrorists, Headleyās double game and the shocking incompetence of the Indian security forces. Terrifying, gripping and deeply moving, The Siege is unputdownable.
āLevy and Scott-Clark . . . bring to the table almost forensic investigative skills, and a robust reputation for ferreting out the forgotten secrets of our timeā Caravan.
EAN: 9780143425410
Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 0.7 inches
Languages: English
