Why did you write the book?

Why did you write the book?

Jason Burke (Author) gives expert video advice on: What's the book about?; Why did you write the book?; Was it hard to write the book? and more...

I wrote the book because after many years on the ground in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Middle East more generally, I became very concerned about what I saw to be misconceptions about the nature of Al-Qaeda and its position in and among other Islamic radical groups.