Terrorism Factbook: Our Nation at War! [Paperback]

Marc Miller (Author), Jason File (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001

EASY to READ, CURRENT FACTS on the WAR ON TERRORISM In light of the recent tragedies of 9/11 –the experts answer the important "why," "how," and "what next" questions. This guide provides the reader with the facts on terrorism: who is behind it, why and how they do it. It features important insights into the background of terrorist activities, strategies and goals, and Coalition strategies and responses –Militarily, Diplomatically, and Economically. Included is an 11 x 16 full color map of all the areas of operation –for you to follow along as you read about the geography of world terrorism and the Coalition's responses.

Includes unique coverage -names, base of operations, relative size, chronological table of events, and major efforts- of the key terrorist organizations and their campaigns -all conveniently compiled in an encompassing easy-to-read guide.

An easy-to-read reference on the important figures, techniques, and history of terrorism

10% of the sales will be donated to relief efforts for the tragedies of September 11

Questions answered, who is behind it, why and how they do it -and how do we respond?

A full color map of noted terrorist areas of operation, chronological table of events and easy-to-understand graphics to support the facts -put it all in perspective

Facts, information and insights that the general media is missing!

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book reads like a Cliff's Notes of a CIA briefing, quickly ticking through the basics on terrorism histories... -- Peoria Journal Star, October 5, 2001

About the Author

The Terrorism Factbook (ISBN: 1-55878-301-6, $11.99) is co-authored by Jason File and Marc Miller. JASON FILE is a terrorism specialist at Yale Law School, a Doctoral Candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford and a graduate of Yale Universtity. MARC MILLER is a military historian whose work has focused on military simulation technology games for education and recreation. He was Chief Designer in the Simulations Research, Analysis, and Design Project at Illinois State University. He has designed more than 40 games and was a contributor to the national best-selling guidebook, Desert Shield Factbook (GDW, 1991). He is a former US Army Captain with service in Vietnam.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bollix Books (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558783016
• ISBN-13: 978-1558783010
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,021,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Full of Facts, October 29, 2001

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"pocula" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terrorism Factbook: Our Nation at War! (Paperback)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Insight -a GREAT breifing of MANY Topics, November 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Terrorism Factbook: Our Nation at War! (Paperback)

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 Law

and 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!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!, November 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Terrorism Factbook: Our Nation at War! (Paperback)

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!