--- product_id: 170925038 title: "Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS" price: "VT11483" currency: VUV in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/170925038-black-flags-the-rise-of-isis store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Geopolitical insights Deep historical analysis Uncovered roots of extremism Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS **Price:** VT11483 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > πŸ”₯ Decode the rise of extremism before it’s too late! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS - **How much does it cost?** VT11483 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/170925038-black-flags-the-rise-of-isis) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Unrivaled Historical Depth:** Explore the intricate origins of ISIS with meticulous detail that few sources provide. - β€’ **Global Geopolitical Context:** Understand how international decisions and conflicts shaped the rise of one of the most feared terror groups. - β€’ **Must-Read for Thought Leaders:** Join thousands of professionals who rely on this book to grasp Middle Eastern complexities. - β€’ **Eye-Opening Leadership Analysis:** Gain critical insights into the pivotal mistakes by world leaders that fueled regional chaos. - β€’ **Award-Winning Investigative Journalism:** Authored by Pulitzer Prize winner Joby Warrick, ensuring authoritative and compelling storytelling. ## Overview Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS is a critically acclaimed, deeply researched book by Pulitzer Prize winner Joby Warrick that traces the complex geopolitical and social factors behind ISIS’s emergence. Ranked #61 in Middle Eastern History and boasting over 4,300 five-star reviews, it offers indispensable insights into the failures and decisions that shaped modern Middle Eastern turmoil. ## Description Black Flags The Rise of ISIS Review: Must Read - One of those books which you can read without taking any break. Some eye opening decisions by leaders of few countries which led to the rise of ISIS and created miseries in the Middle East. This is a must read book if one wants to understand what went wrong in Iraq & Syria. Review: Fascinating account of birth of ISIS - An important book to read and get deep insights in the origins of ISIS. Joby Warrick has done a great work in capturing the smallest details which led to the creation of ISIS. This terrorist organisation became most dreaded and hated, even more than its parent organization Al-Qaeda for the brutal beheadings and killings they carried out in the areas they captured in Iraq & Syria. It was interesting to know that the roots of this problem lies not in Iraq or Syria but in Afghanistan. The Anti-soviet jihad that began in Afghanistan was joined by many from all over the Muslim world. Many of these veterans of jihad, after the war went to their respective countries with the idea to start the same jihad in their country. The fertile ground was provided to these jihadist by American invasion of Iraq first and then subsequent sectarian violence between Shias and Sunnis. Further things got complicated when Syria plunged into civil war during Arab spring of 2011. Had Western power especially US acted on the intelligence they received by CIA and Jordans secret service, the rise of ISIS could have been stopped. The debacle by US in middle East especially in Iraq once again reaffirmed there lack of understanding of complex and intricate social and power structure of middle eastern countries. These kind of group will keep on emerging as long as we don't contain the spread of violent and extremist ideology. The main roles in this must be played by Muslim nation who should ensure that people who preach and propagate such violent and radical ideas must be stopped at all cost. Otherwise this fire of extremism will burn everything it touches and it will not have any regards for borders. ## Features - Black Flags The Rise of ISIS ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #771,447 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #61 in Middle Eastern History (Books) #118 in Political Freedom & Security (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 4,354 Reviews | ## Images ![Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91LP34kF5kL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must Read *by M***H on 24 January 2026* One of those books which you can read without taking any break. Some eye opening decisions by leaders of few countries which led to the rise of ISIS and created miseries in the Middle East. This is a must read book if one wants to understand what went wrong in Iraq & Syria. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating account of birth of ISIS *by H***T on 16 February 2022* An important book to read and get deep insights in the origins of ISIS. Joby Warrick has done a great work in capturing the smallest details which led to the creation of ISIS. This terrorist organisation became most dreaded and hated, even more than its parent organization Al-Qaeda for the brutal beheadings and killings they carried out in the areas they captured in Iraq & Syria. It was interesting to know that the roots of this problem lies not in Iraq or Syria but in Afghanistan. The Anti-soviet jihad that began in Afghanistan was joined by many from all over the Muslim world. Many of these veterans of jihad, after the war went to their respective countries with the idea to start the same jihad in their country. The fertile ground was provided to these jihadist by American invasion of Iraq first and then subsequent sectarian violence between Shias and Sunnis. Further things got complicated when Syria plunged into civil war during Arab spring of 2011. Had Western power especially US acted on the intelligence they received by CIA and Jordans secret service, the rise of ISIS could have been stopped. The debacle by US in middle East especially in Iraq once again reaffirmed there lack of understanding of complex and intricate social and power structure of middle eastern countries. These kind of group will keep on emerging as long as we don't contain the spread of violent and extremist ideology. The main roles in this must be played by Muslim nation who should ensure that people who preach and propagate such violent and radical ideas must be stopped at all cost. Otherwise this fire of extremism will burn everything it touches and it will not have any regards for borders. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great read....... *by S***R on 15 April 2019* This is a breathtakingly detailed book on Middle East politics of the last 18 years, with Iraq as the centerpiece. The first 100 pages are a bit dull, but just takes off after that, all through the rest of 330 pages. It gives a very meticulously detailed biography of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and takes us on a tour through all the bombings from 2001 through 2014. For people who listened to world news and wondered at terms like Arab Spring, al-Nusra Front, Shia/Sunni, al-Baghdadi, Zawahiri, car bombs, truck bombs, this is the book you need to read. If you have seen the Oscar wining movie "Hurt Locker" and liked it, this book will give you goosebumps for sure. It is very easy to read and has won the Pulitzer Prize for 2016. 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