Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-E-Taiba

by Stephen Tankel

Book Overview

Lashkar-e-Taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in South Asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with al-Qaeda. Considered Pakistan's most powerful proxy against India, the group gained public prominence after its deadly ten-person suicide assault on Mumbai in November 2008. By the time the last Lashkar terrorist was dead after nearly 60 hours, it appeared the world was facing a new menace. Boasting transnational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199333440
• ISBN13: 9780199333448
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"