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A review by breandthebooks
Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
This book takes everything you thought you knew about Waco, and flips it on its head.
Waco is an historical event where wether you sat beside a tv screen or radio and heard these events unfold, or as you grew up you learned of this tragedy in history books, Waco is still an event that remains relevant in todays society. This was by far one of the best books I’ve read on this tragedy. Jeff Guinn effortlessly pulls you into the world of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, so much backstory was given from the first moments this offshoot was created, the suspicion surrounding their activity, and finally the raid and demise of this group.
Wether you believe the ATF, and FBI botched the raid on the Davidian’s compound, one thing that remains true is this tragedy forever altered the landscape of peoples opinions on the FBI and ATF, along with sparking the uprising of similar militia movements.
While you may think Waco is a distant event prominent figures such as Timmothy McVeigh and Alex Jones, had links to Waco and sparked movements that would too make headlines for years to come. This book brilliantly connects these ideas, while still keeping the reader enthralled with David Koresh and The Branch Davidians. Up until the final moments of this book you have such a deep scope of these events it feels as though you are reliving, and witnessing the broadcast of the raid all over again.
Waco is an historical event where wether you sat beside a tv screen or radio and heard these events unfold, or as you grew up you learned of this tragedy in history books, Waco is still an event that remains relevant in todays society. This was by far one of the best books I’ve read on this tragedy. Jeff Guinn effortlessly pulls you into the world of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, so much backstory was given from the first moments this offshoot was created, the suspicion surrounding their activity, and finally the raid and demise of this group.
Wether you believe the ATF, and FBI botched the raid on the Davidian’s compound, one thing that remains true is this tragedy forever altered the landscape of peoples opinions on the FBI and ATF, along with sparking the uprising of similar militia movements.
While you may think Waco is a distant event prominent figures such as Timmothy McVeigh and Alex Jones, had links to Waco and sparked movements that would too make headlines for years to come. This book brilliantly connects these ideas, while still keeping the reader enthralled with David Koresh and The Branch Davidians. Up until the final moments of this book you have such a deep scope of these events it feels as though you are reliving, and witnessing the broadcast of the raid all over again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail