Terrorism and guerrilla warfare : forecasts and remedies / Richard Clutterbuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clutterbuck, Richard L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug traffic.

Guerrilla warfare.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Terrorism and guerrilla warfare are increasingly common in many countries of the world. This book examines the current state of terrorism and guerrilla warfare and indicates how they may develop in the future. It sets out the different kinds of terrorism and guerrilla warfare and discusses in detail the various types of weapons and techniques favoured by terrorists, assessing for each the latest technological changes and their effects. It looks at intelligence, propaganda and communications. It explores the tactics and strategy of terrorists and guerrillas and surveys the methods currently

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Prologue; Introduction; The spectrum of political conflict; Terrorist targets in the 1990's; Personal weapons; Missiles, longer range weapons, and bombs; Detecting explosives, bombs, and guns; Intelligence and the microelectronics revolution; Physical security; Cocaine; Heroin and hashish; The Consumers; Rural guerrillas; Latin America; Rural guerrillas; Asia and Africa; Development of rural guerrilla warfare; Urban terrorist organizations; Urban terrorist techniques; Developments in countering terrorism; Nightmare scenarios

The price to pay Sources and bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-97499-X

1-134-97500-7

1-280-04779-8

0-203-16894-1

9780203168943

OCLC:

475883396