The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. Whether these... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Contrary to what the last reviewer posted here, this book is another important one in the battle of
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This important book, written by researchers James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher tells who the Branch Dividians were, ehy they held their 'self-apocolyptic' views and what brou- ght them to the Mount Carmel Complex in the first place. What guided this misguided but essentially harmless groups of 'end-times'ers' to be masacred by the Federal jack-booted Fascists? Find out how this (real) American 'holacaust' happened and how to prevent another episode of the Feds killing sprees in the future. Recom- mended. - Rich Salzer, Director / Editor, HRL
a worthy read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This book shows the human side of the Branch Davidians that was certainly missing in the sensationalistic portrayal presented by the media. Rather than seeing the Branch Davidians as mindless followers of a madman, Tabor and Gallagher show the reader the history, theology and genuine fervency of the movement, as well as David Koresh.This book does well to show the other side to the Waco tragedy. One that is often missing when discussing "cults" or new religious movements. One realizes that the true tragedy perhaps is the unnecessary loss of lives in Waco due to government fumbling, media sensationalism and anti-cult misdoings.It is informative and easy-to-read and gives much food for thought on the saliency of the media in forming our opinions.
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