Defeating Terrorism: Shaping the New Security Environment - Softcover

Russell D. Howard; Reid L.Sawyer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007287306X ISBN 13: 9780072873061

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2004

Synopsis

Defeating Terrorism: Shaping the New Security Environment: Readings and Interpretations presents original contributions by leading scholars and professionals in the terrorism field, written especially for this book. No other book currently on the market presents this cutting-edge thinking on ways to fight and win the war against terrorism. Chapters include: comprehensive strategies to combat terrorism; combating regional terrorist movements; countering weapons of mass destructions (WMD) threats; countering more recently developed terrorism tactics and weapons; military, intelligence, special operations, business and government responses to terrorism; and countering or removing the causes of terrorism.

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About this title

About the Author:

Brigadier General (retired) Russell Howard, a career Special Forces officer, is the former Head of the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy. He has had numerous antiterror and counterterror responsibilities and has taught and published books and articles on terrorism subjects. James Forest is the Director of Terrorism Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Military Academy. His teaching, research and publications focus on terrorist recruitment and training. Major Joanne Moore is a career Army officer, currently serving in Iraq. Until recently, she served as an assistant professor of political science at the U.S. Military Academy, teaching courses on American politics and homeland security.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 007287306X
• ISBN 13: 9780072873061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158