A Wall Street Journal Standout Selection Book of 2009
Chosen as a Best Book of 2009 by Seattle Times readers
"Excellent."--Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair
"Riveting."--Washington Post
"In this comprehensive history of the group, German reporter Stefan Aust incorporates new information to present a full portrait of the group, based on testimonies by former group members to investigators and formerly classified Stasi documents." --Perspectives on Terrorism
"There has never been an account as authoritative, or as gripping, as 'Baader-Meinhof, ' which has the advantage of being related by a journalist who was once so close to the action that the gang targeted him for death... a riveting portrait of the gang and its two leaders, Andreas and UlrikeMeinhof.... Mr. Aust tells the Baader-Meinhof story with journalistic care but also with an acute sense of drama... 'Baader-Meinhof" might seem an unlikely book to recommend -- after all, it's about far-away and long-ago antiwar radicalism. But it is also a clear-eyed look at the inner workings of a group driven by violent fanaticism, and on that score Mr. Aust's indispensable work could not be more timely."--Wall Street Journal
"Meticulously researched."--Kurt Loder, MTV.com
"This is one of the best books I've read this year in any genre."--John Wilson, Christianity Today
"Riveting."--Regina Weinreich
"Aust writes about his subject with admirable dispassion and clarity and in exacting detail, tracking the cat-and-mouse movements between the group and the German police and its political leaders not just over several years, but down to the hour... one could not ask for a better guide to this story, and baring some significant new revelations, "Baader-Meinhof" is certain to be the final word on the subject."--The Seattle Times
"Exhaustively detailing the group's exploits from 1970 until the prison suicides of the leaders in 1977, Aust offers fascinating insights int
