Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage
(Hardback, Large Print Edition)
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Hardback
Published: 17th May 2023
Hardback, Large Print Edition
Published: 19th July 2023
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Published: 17th April 2024
Publishing Details
Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage
By (Author) Jeff Guinn
Thorndike Press
Thorndike Press
19th July 2023
Large Print Edition
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Contemporary non-Christian and para-Christian cults and sects
Social groups: religious groups and communities
True crime
Physical Properties
Hardback
667
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
The definitive account of the disastrous siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, featuring never-before-seen documents, photographs, and interviews, from former investigative reporter Jeff Guinn, bestselling author of Manson and The Road to Jonestown.
For the first time in thirty years, more than a dozen former ATF agents who participated in the initial February 28, 1993, raid speak on the record about the poor decisions of their commanders that led to this deadly confrontation. Revelations in this book include why the FBI chose to end the siege with the use of CS gas; how both ATF and FBI officials tried and failed to cover up their agencies' mistakes; where David Koresh plagiarized his infamous prophecies; and direct links between the Branch Davidian tragedy and the modern militia movement in America. Notorious conspiracist Alex Jones is a part of the Waco story. So much is new, and stunning.
Guinn puts you alongside the ATF agents as they embarked on the disastrous initial assault, unaware that the Davidians knew they were coming and were armed and prepared to resist. Drawing on this new information, including several eyewitness accounts, Guinn again does what he did with his bestselling books about Charles Manson and Jim Jones, shedding new light on a story that we thought we knew.
Reviews
"Guinn, whose reporting draws heavily on interviews with ATF agents present at Waco, is sympathetic to the agency's rank-and-file. . . . But overall, [Waco] sketch[es] a portrait of an operation mishandled at almost every level of government."--Quinta Jurecic "Washington Post"
Author Bio
Jeff Guinn is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Go Down Together, The Last Gunfight, Manson, The Road to Jonestown, War on the Border, and Waco. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.
