Terrorism Factbook: Our Nation at War!

This book is great, should be required reading for every US household.This is obviously written by people with great knowledge about a difficult set of subjects. What sets this book apart from others is that the authors present the material in a fashion that everyone can digest and therefore come to understand the very complex issues surrounding global terrorism.The book fully addressed and shed light on almost 40 topics regarding the war on terrorism. It gave me a greater understand of WHY the U.S. is a target, HOW al Qaeda operates, WHO bin Laden is, HOW the US and its allies can and are responding.Ever wonder about the history of the Arab/Israeli conflicts?, the history of the conflicts in Northern Ireland?, what makes al Qaeda different from other terrorist groups? ...its all in here, and then some.The book lists more more than 40 terrorist groups operating trhoughout the world, what their "cause" is, and the their bases of operation. It identiifes terrorist orgranizations on each continent, and by country. It gives some detail and information about states that sponsor terrorism, and the complex politics involved in each case.Overall, the book is a "must read." It really gave me a clearer understanding of the global politics in play when it comes to the issue of terrorism. Great detail and facts about:What IS terrorism -its defined in many ways, this book clarifies why different countries and even different parts of the US gov. define it differently.The al Qaeda organization and its global reach,Terrorist operations in: Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin AMerica, Asia, etc.Terrorism and International Lawand it even presents a balanced viewpoint on the hot issue of Civil Liberties. Overall- I give it 5 stars, and that's because I couldn't give it 6.To the authors -GREAT job!

This book is exactly what I was looking for. It is well-written, clear, comprehensive, interesting, and very insightful. I learned more from this one book than from two months worth of newspapers, magazines and TV news programs. I give it my highest recommendation, and encourage every American to buy it!

This book is an excellent study of the all too timelyissue of international terrorism. Unlike much of the coverageof the tragic events of September 11th, and ofother terrorist atrocities in the past, it provides a scholarly, but highly accessible, account of the wider context of these events, including the history of terrorism and the search for a working definition of the term. It also provides a concise history of the major terrorist organisations, and also clearly lays out the range of possible responses in the international community to the threatof terrorism. This book packs a great deal into a relativelysmall, and very readable, format--take the time to read it and you will not only be better informed, but also provoked to think more deeply about this crucial contemporary issue.

A great, comprehensive guide that helped me to understand why this happened in a historical context. Also helped me to get a better grasp of what to expect with the war against Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. Now I know why this happened and what to expect. The news media seems to breeze over historical elements in favor of status quo Anthrax and millitary events but this book really helped me to get caught up on my facts. Highly recommended!

This book made it really, super easy to understand about the evil terrorists. Friedman has nothing on File and Miller! If you want 80 pages of bam bing socko information, then try a bite of this! I wish they would write other books about other tricky stuff, too.