{"product_id":"9781911723431","title":"Hezbollah","description":"Author: Matthew Levitt\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911723431\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hurst Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 440\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHezbollah  Lebanon\u0026amp;#x27;s \u0026amp;#x27;Party of God\u0026amp;#x27;  is a multifaceted organisation: it is a powerful political party in Lebanon, a Shia religious and social movement, Lebanon\u0026amp;#x27;s largest militia, a close ally of Iran, and a terrorist organisation. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including recently declassified government documents, court records, and personal interviews with intelligence officials, Matthew Levitt examines Hezbollah\u0026amp;#x27;s beginnings, its first violent forays in Lebanon, and then its terrorist activities and criminal enterprises abroad in Europe, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and finally in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also discusses Hezbollah\u0026amp;#x27;s unit dedicated to supporting Palestinian militant groups and the group\u0026amp;#x27;s involvement in training and supporting insurgents who fought US troops in post-Saddam Iraq. The book concludes with a look at Hezbollah\u0026amp;#x27;s integral and ongoing role in Iran\u0026amp;#x27;s \u0026amp;#x27;shadow war\u0026amp;#x27; with Israel and the West, including plots targeting civilians around the world. Levitt shows convincingly that Hezbollah\u0026amp;#x27;s willingness to deploy violence at home and abroad, its global reach, and its proxy-patron relationship with the Iranian regime are all matters worthy of the utmost concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHezbollah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reads more like a thriller than an academic work. Having said that, it is meticulously researched [and] replete with fascinating titbits of information significantly adding to the reader's growing impression of Hezbollah's global reach.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Matthew Levitt] narrates the full history of [Hezbollah] in absorbing detail with an emphasis on its thirty-year history of terrorism. While scholarly in tone and approach, Mr. Levitt's book delivers suspenseful and even terrifying blow-by-blow accounts of the most infamous of Hezbollah's attacks.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Matthew Levitt is a recognised authority on Hezbollah and its activities, both in the Levant and globally. ... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efills a vital gap in understanding the international dimensions of Hezbollah, its reach, and its capacities for terrorism worldwide.'  Charles Allen, former Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection, CIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Matthew Levitt has made a significant contribution to public understanding of Hezbollah's worldwide operations. He has shone a bright light into some of the darkest corners of the group's activities overseas.'  Richard Barrett, former head of MI6\/SIS\/British Intelligence's Counter Terrorism Department and coordinator of the United Nations Al-QaedaTaliban Monitoring Team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861459521694,"sku":"ADS-9781911723431","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911723431.jpg?v=1779252039","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911723431","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}