The Infidels

Joe David's latest book is in the great tradition of novels like Forty Days of Musa Dagh and histories like the Rape of Nanking. It reveals the scars of brutality and inhumanity as history intersects with the ordinary lives of innocent people. -- Editor George Thomas Kurian, The World Christian Encyclopedia (Oxford University Press, 2001), The Nelson New Christian Dictionary (Thomas Nelson, 2002)

I found Joe David's version of a rarely discussed genocide, the plotted murder of the Assyrians by the Kurds and the Turks during World War I, to be thoroughly engrossing. In writing his novel, David not only demonstrates a significant knowledge of the customs and history of the times, but he also vividly brings to life the past in an exciting and meaningful way. -- Anahit Khosroeva, PhD, Senior Researcher, Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

The Great War began with two shots: one aimed at the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Hapsburg throne, and the other aimed at his wife, Sophie. What many thought would be just another Balkan squabble quickly escalated into a major war felt around the world.

As Europe burst into flames and millions of soldiers began battling the forces of nationalism, the Ottoman Turks joined arms with the Germans and extended the conflict to their longtime enemies, the Russians and the Christians. Incited by secular leaders in Constantinople, northwestern Persia became a warzone in which radical religious tribes invaded Christian villages and systematically martyred hundreds of thousands of 'infidels" who dared to resist conversion.

On a small slice of ancient, isolated land owned by a wealthy Assyrian family, a young Christian girl awakens to the brutal massacre of her race in a war that she is too young to understand. Stripped of her privileged and comfortable existence, pursued by a Muslim governor - a symbol of the rising new world order - and surrounded by hostility and greed, deep-sated hatred and unspeakable horrors, she must somehow come to terms with the nightmare that her life has become. http: //www.bfat.com

Author: Joe David
Publisher: Books for All Times, Inc.
Published: 11/15/2015
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780939360086

About the Author
David, Joe: - Joe David is the author of six books. His first book, The Fire Within, because of its successful dramatization of important issues in education, made the reading list at two universities and received national public attention. For about nine years, Mr. David was a frequent radio and television talk show guest in major U.S. cities, where he candidly discussed issues in education. Over the years, he has written for professional journals, newspapers, magazines, and newsletters, including the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project, Education, The Forum (University of West Florida), Hemispheres, Chile Pepper, U.S. Airways, Basic Education (Council for Basic Education) and much more.

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