On 19 April 1993 the world was shocked when a compound in the little-known Texas town of Waco was engulfed in flames. Inside were 87 members of the Branch Davidians, an offshoot cult of the Seventh Day Adventists, and their charismatic and fanatical leader, David Koresh, who had survived a 51-day siege by federal agents. All of them men, women and children - died horribly. This book analyzes this siege, a seige that dominated the headlines for weeks and had the world breathlessly watching and waiting for an outcome. The book is an inside story of the deadly raid and tense stand-off between an elite US government SWAT team and a heavily armed cult - and gives a startling insight into the bizarre world of a religious fanatic and his disciples.
- ISBN10 0863697135
- ISBN13 9780863697135
- Publish Date 24 June 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Ebury Publishing
- Imprint True Crime
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 254
- Language English