{"product_id":"the-revolutionists-the-story-of-the-extremists-who-hijacked-the-1970s","title":"The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025 **\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;** A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;THE TIMES,\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;GUARDIAN\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;FINANCIAL TIMES, \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;ECONOMIST, PROSPECT \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;AND \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;BBC HISTORY\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;**\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s - a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A fabulously gripping read'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; DOMINIC SANDBROOK, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Times \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;Books of the Year\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Brilliant ... An astonishing window not just into the origins of modern terrorism but also into our own age' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;RORY STEWART\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Extraordinary ... told with cool authority and a novelist's eye for detail'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; RORY CARROLL, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Killing Thatcher\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;In the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous Leila Khaled, hard-drinking Carlos the Jackal, and radical leftists of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. United by their hatred of Israel, capitalism and 'Western imperialism', they unleashed a series of audacious attacks that brought governments to their knees and glued the world to their tv screens.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;Drawing on decades of research, recently declassified government files, secret documents, and first-hand interviews with hijackers, spies, witnesses and victims, Jason Burke takes us inside these often-deadly operations. Through the perpetrators' eyes - and of the unrelenting agents who hunted them down - he uncovers a dark, complex world of loyalty, betrayal and commitment to change at any cost.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;Pitching us into these tumultuous times,\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; The\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Revolutionists \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;reveals how a campaign led by secular leftist revolutionaries gave way to a far more lethal movement of conservative religious fanaticism that would dominate the decades to come. It is impossible to understand the world today without reading this book.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A book that historians will be profiting from for many decades to come'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; TOM HOLLAND\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'As compelling as the best of spy thrillers'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; FERGAL KEANE, BBC Correspondent and author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Madness\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Riveting' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;LINDSEY HILSUM, International Editor, Channel 4 News\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 768 pages | Published October 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63966590828893,"sku":"9781847926067","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781847926067.jpg?v=1774348086","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-revolutionists-the-story-of-the-extremists-who-hijacked-the-1970s","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}