Fight Back: Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style [Hardcover]

G. Gordon Liddy (Author), Major CDR James G. Liddy (Author), J. Michael Barrett (Author), Dr. Joel Selanikio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2006

G. Gordon Liddy has never shrunk from a fight, and in this book he offers individuals and businesses a clear-eyed, proactive, and deeply informed approach to combating criminal and terrorist threats.

 

Backed by advice from three seasoned professionals who offer military, medical, and personal security perspectives, Liddy addresses:

 

• How and why terrorists select targets---and how to minimize your chances of becoming one
• Assessing your personal and workplace risks: Do you have a plan to protect yourself?  Your employees?  Your infrastructure?
• Using defensive landscaping and antiterrorism architecture: how to protect against intruders, truck bombs, and other potential attacks
• How to survive a kidnapping and hostage situation
• Countering chemical, biological, and weapons attacks: An Emergency Response Handbook

 

Fight Back is an essential book for everyone concerned about home and workplace safety.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Astute readers will quickly decipher the notoriously un-subtle Liddy's motives after reading how "troubles in domestic preparedness" are the result of a "failure to engage the U.S. private sector and the American public in becoming responsible for their own security." How, then, can a person protect against "threats to individual health and safety that extend well beyond those of radical Islamic terrorism?" Enter Liddy's "Total Security Management(tm)" system for business and industry. Though blatantly self-promotional, the book provides a worthwhile crash course in deconstructing the nature of threats and how to protect against them. A section on "significant terrorist groups" reads like a who's-who of violent radicals that's helpful to those who haven't been able to successfully differentiate the difference between Hamas, Jemaah Islamia and Hizballah, though the domestic terrorist list awkwardly sandwiches the Animal Liberation Front (whose "activists are encouraged...not to harm any animal (human or otherwise)") between the violent skinhead factions American Front and Aryan Nations. Still, this infomercial offers expertly solicited information (his co-authors are from the worlds of the military and medicine) in the form of emergency response guidelines, including what to do in case of radiation exposure or in the wake of a chemical or biological attack.
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About the Author

G. Gordon Liddy is the host of the G. Gordon Liddy Show, which is broadcast in more than two hundred fifty markets. He is the author of four previous books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy and, most recently, The New York Times bestseller When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

Commander James G. Liddy is a U.S. Navy SEAL, currently serving as chief advisor for Counter Terrorism for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.

J. Michael Barrett has worked at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense and as a senior analyst for the War on Terrorism branch of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Joel D. Selanikio, M.D., has been the senior technical advisor to the American Red Cross since October 2002.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (February 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312199457
• ISBN-13: 978-0312199456
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, good security and safety tips, February 12, 2006

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CT Expert (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fight Back: Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style (Hardcover)

An excellent summary of solutions for terrorism and other security issues. A very easy to read, useful, and common sense guide. The medical response guide is especially comprehensive. None of the usual Liddy rhetoric much more about helping yourself in an emergency. It will make you and your family feel much, much safer, and is a must for small business owners and security professionals alike.

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every family ought to have this in their home!, February 13, 2006

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Book Lover (Pensacola, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fight Back: Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style (Hardcover)

Like most, my family is my top priority. And, like many in this post 9/11 environment, I want to know what I can do to protect my family. The book provides a macro overview of global threats to the country, as well as a list of personal safety tips that are useful in every day life. I was frankly surprised that Liddy wrote such a useful, practical book. Not like him and likely a reflection of the influence of his co-authors. Great read!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be brave enough to face the truth!, March 19, 2006

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This review is from: Fight Back: Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style (Hardcover)

Like Liddy or not...this book is a must in everyone's home library.
Easy read. Great advice. Presents the problems with plenty of solutions.