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

Holly says: This 2023 title exploring the raid on the Branch Davidians’s compound draws on survivor accounts and recollections from law enforcement officials who were on the scene. Cook’s history is a can’t-put-it-down, detailed account of what happened at the Waco, Texas compound in 1993. Like many of my generation, I have a general recollection of Waco on the news, but knew few of the details until watching the Netflix documentary a few years back. Cook’s release added additional context and nuance to my understanding of this tragedy. Content warnings apply.