Death on Base [electronic resource] : The Fort Hood Massacre / Anita Belles Porterfield, John Porterfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porterfield, Anita Belles, 1948- author.

Porterfield, John, 1951- author.

Series:

North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8.

Number 8 in the North Texas crime and criminal justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--Crimes against--Texas--Fort Hood.

Soldiers.

Mass murder--Texas--Fort Hood.

Mass murder.

Domestic terrorism--Texas--Fort Hood.

Domestic terrorism.

Fort Hood Shooting, Fort Hood, Tex., 2009.

Hasan, Nidal Malik.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

Edition: First.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan walked into the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center and opened fire on soldiers within, he perpetrated the worst mass shooting on a United States military base in our country's history. Death on Base is an in-depth look at the events surrounding the tragic mass murder that took place on November 5, 2009, and an investigation into the causes and influences that factored into the attack. The story begins with Hasan's early life in Virginia, continues with his time at Fort Hood, Texas, covers the events of the shooting, and concludes with his trial. T

Contents:

Station Thirteen

King of the hill

American dream

The great place

Rage against the machine

A kick in the gut

Judgment day

Ticking time bombs

Playing with fire

One nation's terrorist is another nation's freedom fighter

Hide and seek

The system

Epilogue

Afterword

The dead

Trial witnesses

Table 1: Acronyms and abbreviations

Table 2: Military rank abbreviations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-57441-605-7

OCLC:

909393853