num_pages: 318
description: Mumbai 2008. On the night of November 26 Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists attacked targets throughout the city including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel one of the worlds most exclusive luxury hotels. For sixty-eight hours hundreds were held hostage as shots rang out and an enormous fire raged. When the smoke cleared thirty-one people were dead and many more had been injured. Only the courageous actions of staff and guestsincluding Mallika Jagad Bob Nichols and Taj general manager Binny Kangprevented a much higher death toll.With a deep understanding of the region and its politics and a narrative flair reminiscent of Midnight in Peking journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy vividly unfold the tragic events in a real-life thriller filled with suspense tragedy history and heroism.
language: English
title: The Siege: 68 Hours Inside The Taj Hotel
publisher: Penguin Books