This is a ready-reference trade book profiling twenty terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East and the regional groups that are affiliated with these organizations. Each profile includes detailed descriptions of the group's ideology, historical background, leadership, organization, external relations and financial support, chronology of major events and attacks, and additional resources and references.
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Mannes shows that the anti-Israel jihad movement has opened many doors for the establishment of relationships between terrorist groups with competing and contradictory ideologies (Tim O'Bryhim Townhall.Com )
This outstanding guide to terrorist organizations is both an excellent textbook for students of the Middle East and a great reference for experts in policy, research, or programs on Middle Eastern terrorism. While there have been many books written on Middle Eastern terrorism and its actors, Aaron Mannes's work is by far the best. It is a compact, comprehensive guide on the subject. (Army )
A straightforward profile of twenty modern-day terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East and the regional groups affiliated with them. Including detailed descriptions of each group's ideology and objectives, history, leadership, organization, external relations, financial support networks, target and tactics, and much more, Profiles in Terror is filled with crucial information for anyone researching modern history, crucially interested in American security, or striving to better understand the darker side of world politics. Highly recommended. (The Bookwatch )
One of the strengths ofProfiles in Terror is the comprehensiveness of the coverage of these groups in a single compendium in terms of their ideology and objectives, history, leadership, organization, financial support, links to states and terrorist organizations, areas of operation, targets and tactics, and chronology of their activities. (Joshua Sinai The Washington Times )
Highly recommended. (Choice )
This is a richly detailed source and a good starting point for serious research (D. Durant Choice )
This will be a valuable addition to the library of all serious students of terrorism. (Journal Of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Intl )
Aaron Mannes has done a remarkable job of summarizing a wide range of sources on the seven major terrorist networks in the Middle East: Al Qaeda, Abu Nidal, Hamas, Hizbullah, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the PLO and its affiliates. (Jewish Book World )
This volume is a commendable and timely publication. It provides an impressive source of information that is both thorough and wide-ranging on the rapidly proliferating phenomenon of international terrorism and the organizations that perpetrate it. As a reference guide, it has been thoughtfully compiled making it a valuable tool for professional specialists as well as interesting reading for the general public, so many of whom have had their lives touched by the scourge of global terror. (Shabtai Shavit )
Profiles in Terror is a highly useful, well-organized compendium of information concerning terrorist organizations, terrorist leaders, and terrorist events around the world. Whether the reader is well versed in the subject or just beginning to acquire knowledge, Profiles in Terror will prove itself a most valuable resource. (Steven L. Pomerantz )
An excellent compendium on terrorism for the student as well as the expert. (Duane R. "Dewey" Clarridge )
This outstanding guide to terrorist organizations is both an excellent textbook for students of the Middle East and a great reference for experts in policy, research, or programs on Middle Eastern terrorism. While there have been many books written on Middle Eastern terrorism and its actors, Aaron Mannes's work is by far the best. It is a compact, comprehensive guide on the subject. (Army )
A straightforward profile of twenty modern-day terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East and the regional groups affiliated with them. Including detailed descriptions of each group's ideology and objectives, history, leadership, organization, external relations, financial support networks, target and tactics, and much more, Profiles in Terror is filled with crucial information for anyone researching modern history, crucially interested in American security, or striving to better understand the darker side of world politics. Highly recommended. (The Bookwatch )
One of the strengths ofProfiles in Terror is the comprehensiveness of the coverage of these groups in a single compendium in terms of their ideology and objectives, history, leadership, organization, financial support, links to states and terrorist organizations, areas of operation, targets and tactics, and chronology of their activities. (Joshua Sinai The Washington Times )
Highly recommended. (Choice )
This is a richly detailed source and a good starting point for serious research (D. Durant Choice )
This will be a valuable addition to the library of all serious students of terrorism. (Journal Of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Intl )
Aaron Mannes has done a remarkable job of summarizing a wide range of sources on the seven major terrorist networks in the Middle East: Al Qaeda, Abu Nidal, Hamas, Hizbullah, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the PLO and its affiliates. (Jewish Book World )
This volume is a commendable and timely publication. It provides an impressive source of information that is both thorough and wide-ranging on the rapidly proliferating phenomenon of international terrorism and the organizations that perpetrate it. As a reference guide, it has been thoughtfully compiled making it a valuable tool for professional specialists as well as interesting reading for the general public, so many of whom have had their lives touched by the scourge of global terror. (Shabtai Shavit )
Profiles in Terror is a highly useful, well-organized compendium of information concerning terrorist organizations, terrorist leaders, and terrorist events around the world. Whether the reader is well versed in the subject or just beginning to acquire knowledge, Profiles in Terror will prove itself a most valuable resource. (Steven L. Pomerantz )
An excellent compendium on terrorism for the student as well as the expert. (Duane R. "Dewey" Clarridge )
About the Author
Aaron Mannes is a former director of research of the Middle East Media Research Institute (1998-2001). He writes, speaks, and briefs extensively on the Middle East, U.S. national security, and terrorism.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Comprehensive and Informative, but not Dry not Overwhelming,
By D. Smith "former National Security Analyst" (Durham, NC, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Profiles in Terror: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations (Hardcover)
I read a fair number of books on military history, foreign policy, current events and radical islam in the course of my work and personal interest. Most books on terrorist groups and movements either come across as laboriously-researched, dry analytical tomes or sensationalistic 'heat-of-the-moment' rush jobs where fiction and editorialization fill in the factual gaps. This book doesn't fall into either category.
From reading 'Profiles In Terror,' it is obvious that Mr. Mannes has a well-grounded understanding of the Middle Eastern and Islamist terrorist groups that he writes about. Furthermore, much of his public-sourced information is extremely well-documented and, if anything, is a great suggested reading list if you want to see the extremely fine minutiae regarding these groups. Furthermore, the information is presented clearly and in an interesting manner such that the book is useful for professionals, but not at the exclusion of the average reader's interest. All of the 'major' groups are covered: al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc, but Mannes also takes the time to discuss groups that are relatively unknown to the public, such as Jemaah Islamiya, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (KDP) and Force 17, amongst others. In addition to the well-written and thorough chapter on the terrorist groups covered in the book, the author included separate resource listing for each group (extremely valuable). Mannes also lays out a very specific chronology of significant events and attacks for each group. And thankfully, unlike so many other contemporary books on current events, there is a VERY detailed index, itself 31 pages long. This book is definitely worth picking up, whether your interest is professional or just personal curiosity.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A profile of twenty modern-day terrorist organizations,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Profiles in Terror: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations (Hardcover)
Middle East and U.S. national security expert, and former director of research for the Middle East Media Research Institute Aaron Mannes presents Profiles In Terror, a straightforward profile of twenty modern-day terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East and the regional groups affiliated with them. Including detailed descriptions of each group's ideology and objectives, history, leadership, organization, external relations, financial support networks, target and tactics, and much more, Profiles In Terror is filled with crucial information for anyone researching modern history, crucially interested in American security or striving to better understand the darker side of world politics. Highly recommended.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A tour de force,
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This review is from: Profiles in Terror: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations (Hardcover)
This is a TOur De force in writing on terrorism. Many books purport to tell the 'inside' scoop on terrorist organizations, or try to give you some mammoth amount of info about each group, which is so impossible to digest, while other books try to 'balance' terrorism by showing hat 'all sides are terrorists'. But book gives you the straight dope, the who, the what and the how. From the leaders to the methods to the motives this is an insider's account. One will learn about the rise of Hamas, about the truth of Force 17 and about why George Habash is a Christian who turned to Communism. The only middling problem with this book is it cannot anticipate the terrorist of tomorrow. But it will remain the standard until the face of conflict changes. Seth J. Frantzman
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