Terrorism Today: The Past, the Players, the Future

by Clifford E. Simonsen, Jeremy R. Spindlove

The authors draw from more than 40 years of both academic and professional military experience to present a comprehensive look at the history, current activity and future implications of Terrorism worldwide. This newly revised edition brings the latest developments to life through practical examples, detailed maps and terrorism briefs to help readers visualize the locations and the players involved in terrorism and counterterrorism. Defines Terrorism and associated legal issues. Covers the complex history and motives behind the behavior. Discusses different types of terrorists, ranging from poorly organized groups of fanatics or dissidents with conflicting goals to the more highly organized emerging cells. Provides a clear overview of the many sectors and operations that comprise terrorism and counterterrorism and explores terrorist activity in the U.S. and around the world. Discusses counter measures and explores the war on terror and the past, present and future implications. For anyone in law enforcement, criminal justice, criminology, justice administration, security, sociology, or political science.

604 pages, Hardcover

First published August 26, 1999

Reviews

[Ken Lang · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good textbook for students studying global terrorism. However, I did find numerous misspellings, sentence structure issues, and a tendency of the authors to let their political views surface under certain issues (i.e. whether or not to support Israel). The text is also somewhat dated as it lacks some crucial recent events.