Karellen’s Reviews > The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s > Status Update

Up to Ch VIII of this enormous book, possibly the definitive account of the origins of modern terrorism from the early 70’s onwards. Impressive and authoritative. I might pause for a while to read something lighter.

An incredible book that features all of the key players from the crazy days of the 1970’s when hijackers and extremists terrorised the world. Not only the obvious ones like Carlos the jackal, Baader Meinhof, Leila Khaled but others that contributed to the chaos. In a way this was the beginning of the world we’ve inherited.