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The Siege: The Attack on the Taj
''The Siege: The Attack on the Taj'' is a non-fiction book by Cathy Scott-Clerk and Adrian Levy. It is an account of the 2008 attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, during the night of 26 November 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Siege:68 Hours inside the Taj by Cathy Scott )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Book review: The Siege )〕 It presents an insider view of the attacks based on extensive research by the authors. The book was first published by Penguin Books in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Siege takes the reader into the heart of the 26/11 attack )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Siege- Books by Cathy Scott )〕 It includes unreleased documents from the trial of Ajmal Kasab in India, including telephone conversations between the militants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Review Round-Up: The Siege of Mumbai )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Q&A with 'The Siege' authors Adrian Levy and Cathy-Scott Clerk )〕
== Storyline ==
The book opens with a description of the day-to-day life of the rich and wealthy people of Mumbai. Sabina Sehgal Saikia, a highly regarded food critic working for the ''Times of India'' is present. A wedding reception is underway. Less than an hour after start of the party, the attackers bypass security and make their way into the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. They immediately start shooting, and people hide under the dinner tables.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Siege: Searing Testimony to the 2008 Taj Attacks )〕 The book is considerably more violent than other books in this category. The authors describe the militants as "landlocked boys from impoverished rural communities, who knew only about chickens and goats".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Book Review: The Siege:68 Hours Inside the Taj )〕 The book claims that 26 different warnings had been issued by the R&AW, India's external intelligence agency, saying that the Taj, the Oberoi Trident and the Leopold Cafe might be targeted.〔 The book includes descriptions of how people were ambushed as they tried to escape, and of the days of violence that followed the initial attacks.〔 Interviews with many victims of the attack are included in the book.〔
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