Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias

An ambitious new account of the disastrous standoff between David Koresh and the Branch Davidians vs. the FBI, and the lasting impact the events at Waco have had on militias and government surveillance across America. This book offers the “real story” of what happened in Waco during that two month stalemate and subsequent firefight, bringing together vivid firsthand accounts with newly uncovered material to create a gripping and deeply human narrative. As author Kevin Cook draws a direct line from Waco to the Unabomber to the January 6th Capitol riots, he illuminates the ever-simmering tensions between antigovernment militias and the US establishment, then and now. 

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