Hezbollah: A Short History

Book Summary

If recent news from the Middle East has caught your attention, Hezbollah: A Short History by Augustus Richard Norton offers a concise yet in-depth overview of Hezbollah's evolution, from its origins as a Shia movement in the 1980s to its current role as a major political and military actor in Lebanon. Available in Kindle format, the book is delivered quickly and is accessible to the general public with minimal effort.

The author explores the various facets of the organization, including its ideology, military, political, and social activities, as well as its relationships with other regional and international actors. The book's main drawback is that it was written in 2007, right after the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese war, a conflict considered by some as a defeat for Israel or, at best, a Pyrrhic victory.

However, the book does not cover Hezbollah's involvement in international crime, such as drug trafficking and money laundering.