Security by the Book - The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy,

Security by the Book

Security by the Book - The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State and Black Flags

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Benjamin Wittes interviews William McCants and Joby Warrick on their new books, The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State and Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS on the Islamic State including its history, the ideas behind it, and the people who made it happen and watched it happen.

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