{"product_id":"operation-caesar-at-the-heart-of-the-syrian-death-machine-paperback-softback-9781509528158","title":"Operation Caesar; At the Heart of the Syrian Death Machine (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509528158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOperation Caesar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAt the Heart of the Syrian Death Machine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGarance Le Caisne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509528158, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe winner of the Geschwister Scholl Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The images conjure memories of some of history's worst atrocities.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Syrian defector known as 'Caesar'… helped expose some of the worst war crimes of our generation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eShocking evidence of torture out of Assad's dungeons\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Caesar has offered us a glimpse of another Holocaust, occurring today, right under our noses, and we looked away.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNever before has such damning evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity been revealed in the midst of a conflict. As civil war raged in Syria, we owe the disclosure of this evidence to one man. He goes under the codename of Caesar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis military police photographer was required to document the murder and torture of thousands of Syrian civilians in the custody of the Assad regime. Over the course of two years he used a police computer to copy the photos, and in 2013 he risked his life to smuggle out 53,000 photos and documents that show prisoners tortured, starved and burned to death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn January 2015, in the American magazine \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, President Bashar al-Assad claimed that this military photographer didn’t exist. “Who took the pictures? Who is he? Nobody knows. There is no verification of any of this evidence, so it’s all allegations without evidence.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaesar exists. The author of this book has spent dozens of hours with him. His testimony is extraordinary, his photos shocking. The uncovering of the workings of the Syrian death machine that underpins his account is a descent into the unspeakable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2014 Caesar testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and his testimony provided crucial evidence for a bipartisan bill, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, that was presented to Congress in 2016. Caesar’s photos have also been shown in the United Nations Headquarters in New York and at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this book tells Caesar’s story.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; font-size: 11px\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\"\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLocations where the witnesses of this book were detained\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eList of Syrians who bear witness in this book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForeword – Steven Heydeman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e1. Revelation. Testimony. Accusation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e2. Profession Corpse Photographer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e3. The Routine Turns to Horror\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e4. The Archives of Death\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e5. Communities and Religions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e6. Caught in the Crossfire\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e7. With the Families of the Disappeared\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e8. A Duty to Get Out Alive\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e9. The Failure of Gradual Diplomacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e10. Testimony in Washington\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppendices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470036103448,"sku":"9781509528158","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509528158.jpg?v=1785629108","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/operation-caesar-at-the-heart-of-the-syrian-death-machine-paperback-softback-9781509528158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}