America Confronts Terrorism: Understanding the Danger and How to Think About It - Tapa dura

Superb. * CHOICE * Astutely compiled and insightfully introduced, Prados's collection sheds more light on this pressing issue than any month's worth of punditry. -- H W. Brands, University of Texas at Austin, author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roo John Prados has carried out a valuable service with this collection. -- Giles Scott-Smith * The Journal Of Intelligence History *

Informative and provocative documents and writings about the terrorist threat. Mr. Prados lays out the essential characteristics of terrorist groups throughout the world; shows how their expertise has evolved along with our perception of their activities; and presents the thinking of experts in the field on strategy, tactics, technology, and the development of effective American policies of counter-terrorism.