A review by ol1ygat0r
Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco by Stephan Talty

5.0

This was a brilliant exploration of David Koresh and the Waco Siege. Talty draws upon interviews, documentation and footage to piece together the rise to power of Koresh within the Branch Davidians, the confrontation with the ATF and the 51-day standoff that would ultimately end in horrific fashion. The author depicts the events in Waco as a key part in the development of the American conspiratorial right and takes great care to set the record straight upon various technical aspects of the siege, but perhaps of paramount importance in our era of misinformation he deconstructs the image of Koresh and the Branch Davidians as martyrs for American freedom. Passionately written and superbly researched, this is a great piece of non-fiction writing.