Terrorism (Paperback)

~ John Pynchon Holmes (Author), Tom Burke (Author)

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A complete guide to world terrorism offers a close-up look at terrorist organizations and leaders, the weaponry at their disposal, training, political movements tied to terrorism, and their terrible criminal actions against innocent victims. Original. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle; Revised edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786014628
• ISBN-13: 978-0786014620
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,801,182 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars useful but not accurate, January 10, 2002

By	marc sorrells "mercsor" (Hermitage, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terrorism (Paperback)

Terrorism offers a glossary of countries, groups, people, and weapons used by terrorist groups today. As a reference book it comes in handy and some of the info is good, but check up on anything ya find, cause ALOT of the material is inaccurate. Much of the weapons info is totally off base. It even lists the G11 as a weapon in modern terrorism.
Nevertheless, it is a good source for a broad overview of terrorism in todays society. If ya dont know anything about the subject and want some basic info, get the book. But if ya want really accurate info, go somewhere else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An index more than a book, December 3, 2002

By	J. Gillespie "gettingthere" ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Terrorism (Paperback)

Terrorism by John Pynchon Holms and Tom Burke is useful to only two groups: readers who know absolutely nothing about the subject, and those familiar with the topic who need a quick index. The former group will get a shallow but broad introduction to terrorism, the latter a reader-friendly glossary of names, terms, and dates.

As an aside, this book originally was published in 1994. After September 11, 2001, in another egregious example of exploitation of the tragedy, the opening chapter was revised and dedicated to the terrorist attacks on Washington, New York and over the skies of Pennsylvania. The September 11th timeline, like the book as whole, is a comprehensive but contains nothing new.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars reviewing the reviewer, December 5, 2001

By A Customer

(...) I easily found an entry for Osama bin Laden on page110, al-Qaeda on page 126, and also noted that the 911 attacks were covered in detail in the beginning of the book on pages 8-16. If you're looking for a straight forward introduction to terrorism and terrorists give this one a try.