Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177) and index

Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the front pages of the New York Times, journalist Janine di Giovanni gives us a tour de force of war reportage, all told through the perspective of ordinary people -- among them a doctor, a nun, a musician, and a student. What emerges is a picture of the devastating human consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. Recalling celebrated works by Ryszard Kapus'cin'ski, Philip Gourevitch, and Anne Applebaum, The Morning They Came for Us, through its account of a nation on the brink of disintegration, becomes an unforgettable testament to resilience in the face of nihilistic human debasement