Terrorism by Barry Davies
Terrorism is a phenomenon that affects us all and this reference work by SAS veteran Barry Davies exposes the true nature of modern terrorism, from its origins to the predicament we find ourselves in today. Terrorism, once epitomised by a few hijackers seizing an aircraft to highlight their grievance, has come of age in the 21st century. Yet who are these people? What is Al Qaeda and how does it work? Who funds the IRA? Why does ETA want independence? How does HAMAS recruit its seemigly endless supply of suicide bombers? Can we hope to counter this multipilicity of terror which threatens our world? This work examines every major terrorist group and act since World War II, including the Iranian embassy siege, September 11th and the suicide bombings in Israel.
This is a comprehensive terrorism reference book by a former member of the SASA couple of years ago it would have been slightly puzzling where to shelve such a book in a bookshop. Politics? History? Sociology? But now most bookshops have entire sections set aside for terrorism, suddenly a growth area in contemporary publishing. In fact, terrorism occupies a sizeable part of most non-fiction new title displays. There is something grimly opportunistic about such output, and the suspicion is surely well founded that you can have too many good books about bad news. This, however, is an authoritative one-volume work of reference, usefully drawing together a huge amount of information culled from many disparate sources.
Barry Davies BEM is a decorated SAS veteran and a leading military writer. His books include The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS and he has produced several television productions including BBC2's SAS: Are You Tough Enough? He also travels the world lecturing on anti-terrorist techniques.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852279646 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852279648 |
| Title | Terrorism |
| Author | Barry Davies |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-06-26 |
| Number of pages | 292 |
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