Islamic Terror and the Balkans [Hardcover]

Shaul Shay (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076580347X | ISBN-13: 978-0765803474 | Publication Date: December 12, 2006

The disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s ended the Yugoslavian Federation, which for nearly fifty years had succeeded in preserving a delicate coexistence among the ethnic, religious, and national components contained within it. Following this, the Balkans became a violent arena of confrontation due to these warring factions. Islamic Terror and the Balkans describes and analyes the growth of radical Islam in the Balkans from its inception during the years of World War II to the present. Shay's account shows how the Bosnian War between the Muslims and the Serbs provided the historical opportunity for radical Islam to penetrate the Balkans, at a time when the Muslim world, headed by Iran and the various Islamic terror organiations, including al-Qaida, came to the aid of the Muslims in Bosnia. In the framework of the mobiliation of these entities in aiding the Muslim side in the conflict, the operational and organiational infrastructure of Iranian intelligence and the Revolutionary Guards was established, as well as those operated by other Islamic terror organiations. When war in Bosnia ended, terrorist infrastructures remained in the Balkans and served as a basis for these entities' intervention in the confrontation that developed in the Balkans in the late-1990s, specifically in Kosovo and Macedonia. Today, the Balkans serve as a forefront on European soil for Islamic terror organiations, which exploit this area to promote their activities in Western Europe, Russia, and other focal points worldwide. Shay's analysis of terror activity in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and exposure of terror cells throughout the world, and particularly in Europe, attest to the increasing involvement of the "Balkan alumni" and of the terrorist infrastructure from this area in creating global terror activity.

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About the Author

Shaul Shay served twenty-seven years in the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper officer and in military intelligence, and also served as head of the Israel Defense Forces Military History Department for seven years. Currently, he is senior research fellow of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Hereliya (IDC), Israel. His many books include Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East andThe Axis of Evil: Iran, Hiballah, and the Palestinian Terror.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 231 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers (December 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076580347X
• ISBN-13: 978-0765803474
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Islamic terror and the Balkans, March 21, 2007

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Arthur L. Gillespie - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Islamic Terror and the Balkans (Hardcover)

This book was excellent. It was what I needed in order to understand the Balkans and its connection to Islamic terror. I work in the region and in the terrorism related field and have learned a great deal from this book and the clear details presented in it. The author is definitely an expert in this field.

5 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Weak book - not recommended, September 23, 2007

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Harris "Harris" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Islamic Terror and the Balkans (Hardcover)

This book has no research and factual quality. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.