The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of ISIS exposes the dangers of radical Islam and the effects it has on the American way of life in this informative and eye-opening new book.In Unholy Alliance; Jay Sekulow highlights and defines the looming threat of radical Islam. A movement born in Iran during the Islamic Revolution in 1979; radical Islam has at its heart the goal of complete world domination. As this movement has grown; Iran has entered into alliances with Syria and Russia; leading to a deadly game of geopolitical threats and violence. Not only will you better understand jihadist terror; but you will also learn about Sharia law—a legal code that removes all personal liberty and is starkly incompatible with the US Constitution. All Muslims are required to follow Sharia—as are all who live in lands controlled by Islam. It is the goal of radical Islam to see Sharia instituted across the globe. If we are to combat radical Islam’s agenda of domination; we must arm ourselves with knowledge. With carefully researched history; legal-case studies; and in-depth interviews; Unholy Alliance lays out the ideology and strategy of radical Islam; as well as the path we must take to defeat it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Right there at the top!By Mark NeumanI admit it; I'm biased. My half-brother (a real brother to me) was Lt. Hunter ("Robbie") Robbins; Communications Officer of the USS Hadley before and during the terrible action off Okinawa on 11 May 1945. So like all Hunter's family and friends I'm likely to approve any research and writing about my brother's ship. But I'll try to be objective. Here goes.This is a well-researched; deftly written and thrilling history of the Hadley and her crew; of their astonishing achievements and tragic losses. The recent accounts by surviving crew members are vivid and plausible; here are sober; utterly believable recollections of (for most of us) unimaginable events. No grandiosity; no "decorating the past". Just the raw truth as each crew member remembers the truth. These are generous men who honor one another with every word; and who find the humanity to salute their strange and awful foe (see my brother's remarks for the sixties TV series "Battle Line"). Many photographs add to the impact and they are well reproduced. A good bibliography aids the enthusiast and scholar. There's a scattering of typos; but what's new?In sum; if I were to compare this wonderful book to any other Pacific War account; it would be to Marine Eugene Sledge's "With the Old Breed"; one of the finest books written by any combatant; anywhere; in the Second World War. This is praise indeed for "Kamikaze Destroyer"; but it's entirely deserved.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. History to 8th graders and am always looking for good resources for our study of WWII and preparation for ...By Margarete T. SchelsI teach U.S. History to 8th graders and am always looking for good resources for our study of WWII and preparation for our annual Veterans Day tribute program. I hit the jackpot with this book!! The writing style is appealing as the author creates an image in my mind of the young navy shipmates who served on the USS Hugh W. Hadley. The personal narratives; photos; and wealth of documentation make this a fascinating read! I had never heard of this ship and it's story before; but this book has educated me as to the countless sacrifices made by ALL who have and continue to serve in the military. Yes; we all know about the "big battles" of WWII; but when books like this one are written and published; it brings to light the lesser known sacrifices and victories that benefited our country and the world. I know that this book; with its interesting title; will have my students anxious to read it as well!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. review by WWII Veteran Doug Aitken; Combat Information Center Radar; USS Hadley (DD-774)By Donald W DowneyThis book - - "Kamikaze Destroyer"; was written by Jeff Veesenmeyer; a distant and much younger relative of a young Navy man killed in action (KIA) on this ship on 11 May 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa in WWII. "Kamikaze Destroyer"; contains the short - one year - life of a brand new very modern class Destroyer in the fleet; the USS Hugh W. HADLEY; 0077 4; during WWII. I was aboard for the entire life of the ship (total crew of about 370) and have prayed Lord not again put us through two particular incidents in this ship's one year life history: - firstly; the one hour and forty minute air-sea record battle of 11 May 1945 which resulted in 151 Purple Hearts; (including KIA's and other wounded); caused by the three Kamikazes and 2 big bombs which crashed into our ship; one exploded underneath; humping the keel upward 56 inches. This destruction of our ship caused it nearly to sink. All but about 60 were ordered to abandon ship. No doubt they saved the ship from sinking. During this short battle; our ship shot down a record 23 Kamikazes. The dozen amazing Marine pilots in their fabulous F4U Corsair aircraft; sent out to "orbit" near us earlier that morning shot down another 56 Kamikazes; generally before they reached us.Damage to our ship was so extensive that we were never able to propel ourselves again and were towed everywhere we went. One Kamikaze hit us at the waterline opening the side of the ship to the sea. Both propeller shafts were broken; three of our four boilers were destroyed; and a rudder jammed. In a Floating Drydock we were patched with heavy steel plate on the side and bottom; and made watertight. Heavy topside damaged metal was removed. The one boiler not destroyed was made operable for domestic use; we were stocked with food; all ammo removed; some of our wounded returned; and. - - with a crew of about 100 were sent on our way on 29 July 1945 at the end of a towline in a slow; escorted convoy of a number of various ships via Saipan; Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor to Hunters Point Naval Shipyard at San Francisco.Our towline for our trip home across the Pacific (July 29th to Sept. 26th 1945) was partly our anchor chain from our destroyer; fastened to very heavy wire cable from the large Navy tug. Great. Weather reports and predictions in those days were not the best. The towline parted (BROKE) 9 (that's NINE) times between Okinawa and San Francisco but; obviously; NOT once during the severe Typhoon we went through before reaching Saipan. Had it done so; we surely would have capsized and gone down and this story could not have been written. We are convinced that the heavy steel patchwork added on the lower sides and bottom of the ship; during our short dry-dock period; the removal of damaged steel; ammunition; 10 torpedoes; and 20 depth charges on and above the main deck; and the intentional flooding with seawater of lower unusable fuel tanks greatly lowered our center of gravity. This and the skillful ship-handling by those on our ship and assigned fleet tug; all combined to prevent our capsizing under tow; even though we rolled beyond the officially calculated capsizing point. Two other ships in the convoy; one under tow; went down during that typhoon with all hands. We were indeed both blessed and fortunate to arrive in San Francisco.A former friend once told me that Navy deployments to far eastern areas were all nothing more than one-year; all-expense-paid; pleasure cruises to beautiful Pacific Islands. Hmmmm. WRITTEN BY DOUG AITKEN; Captain; USN (Ret.); (then Lieut. j.g. USNR)
