terrorism, homeland security, and emergency preparedness /
Robert T. Jordan and Don Philpott.
Rev. ed.
Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2010.
xviii, 316 p. :
ill., photos, map ;
24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310) and index.
part I: Terrorism today. Twenty-first-century threats to the homeland -- Counterterrorism tactics -- Are we winning the war? -- Terrorist groups : major terrorist organizations -- part II: A history of terrorism. America's birth : a heritage of conflict and terror -- Domestic terrorism -- International terrorism -- The spread of global terrorism -- part III: Be prepared. Emergency preparedness : Why prepare? -- Appendix: Pandemic flu : How safe are we?
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Looks at terrorism threats in the twenty-first century, reviews the history of terrorism, and offers advice to Americans on how to prepare to respond to an attack.