Terrorism : the newest face of warfare / Donald J. Hanle ; Yonah Alexander, general editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanle, Donald J., author.

Contributor:

Alexander, Yonah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books Inc., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Part of the problem of dealing with terrorism is in its definition: it is often depicted as something new and totally alien, a phantom enemy that cannot be understood. But by employing a sophisticated analysis soundly based on an encyclopedic knowledge of military history, Donald J. Hanle shows that three major forms of terrorism--Military, Revolutionary, and State-Sponsored-- qualify as the newest forms of war. The author's in-depth investigation reveals that these kinds of terrorists operate in the same basic manner as military forces employed in traditional warfare and have the same basic c

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 WAR: FORCE, POWER, AND POLITICS; Chapter 2 FORCE: THE PRIMARY ELEMENT OF WAR; Chapter 3 THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR: FACTORS GOVERNING THE USE OF FORCE IN WAR; Chapter 4 VARIABLE ELEMENTS AND FACTORS IN WAR; Chapter 5 TERRORISM; Chapter 6 APOLITICAL TERRORISM; Chapter 7 REVOLUTIONARY TERRORISM; Chapter 8 STATE TERRORISM; Chapter 9 COUNTERTERRORISM: CONCLUSIONS AND COUNTERMEASURES; Chapter 10 THE NEWEST FACE OF WARFARE; Bibliography; The Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-377-5

OCLC:

773099614