Bombers and Firestarters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, John M.

Contributor:

Shaughnessy, Robert B., joint author.

Galvin, James A. V., joint author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bombers.

Fighter planes.

Firestarters.

Local Subjects:

Bombers.

Fighter planes.

Firestarters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Charles C Thomas, 1977.

Summary:

A comprehensive and timely analysis of bombing and arson, this book explores such topics as bombs and their effects; bombers, arsonists, and their motivations; and the victims and targets of these crimes. The urban guerilla, the bombing campaign in Northern Ireland, a psychiatric study of an airplane bomber, bomb threats and disposal, and the investigation and punishment of these crimes are also discussed. Combining firsthand experience with personal interviews, this report will provide crucial information to a number of concerned parties. Psychiatrists and psychologists will appreciate the cl

Contents:

""HALF TITLE: BOMBERS AND FIRESETTERS""; ""TITLE PAGE: BOMBERS AND FIRESETTERS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""BOMBERS AND FIRESETTERS""; ""Chapter 1: BOMBING AND FIRESETTING""; ""Chapter 2: BOMBS AND EXPLOSIONS""; ""Chapter 3: BOMBERS AND THEIR MOTIVES""; ""Chapter 4: REVOLUTIONARY BOMBERS""; ""Chapter 5: THE BOMBING CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN IRELAND""; ""Chapter 6: PORTRAIT OF A PLANE BOMBER""; ""Chapter 7: VICTIMS AND TARGETS ""; ""Chapter 8: BOMB DISPOSAL""; ""Chapter 9: BOMB THREATS""; ""Chapter 10: ARSON AND FIRESETTERS""; ""Chapter 11: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION""

""Chapter 12: PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT""""REFERENCES ""; ""INDEX ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-398-08957-4

OCLC:

851972456