The expansion and escalation of global terrorism has left populations across the world and decision-makers responsible for contending with it unprepared. This book is the first attempt of its kind to create a manual of counter-terrorism measures on all the relevant operational levels. The author's main purpose is to give decision-makers the tools to make rational and effective decisions in both preventing and countering terrorism. The need to contend with terrorism can be found in almost every sphere of life: security; prevention and suppression of terrorism; legal and ethical dilemmas regarding democratic issues; such as the individual's human rights; intelligence interrogations; the right of the public to know; as well as coping with social; psychological; and media-related issues.
#1090965 in Books 2004-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.58 x 1.24 x 6.36l; #File Name: 0765307065320 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. They Delivered!!!!!! The US Merchant MariineBy James D. HortonThis is probably the best indication of what transpired within the Merchant Marine as a whole. Sorely lacking was what the Coastwise barge and tug sailors contributed to that war effort. They provided the bulk war materials to the defense plants producing the war materials and to the power plants supplying the power to the defense plants that produced the war materials. Over all it is the best source on information on the US Merchant Marine during WW II. I would give it a six star rating if it were one.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Interesting but flawed bookBy Wilson StoneBrian Herbert's motivation for writing this book is fine. The U S Government treated the merchant marine (which suffered a higher death rate than any military branch) shamefully during and after WW II. Second only to the way it treated the women pilots who were kicked out without even bus fare home. For that reason alone; I hope a lot of people read this book.But Herbert makes the argument over and over again - seemingly on every second or third page - until you get really sick of reading it. Also the book is an example of awful editing. With typos on nearly every page; the publisher should be ashamed for serving the author so poorly.And one final complaint: Any author who presumes to write about the sea should know better than to use the phrase "knots per hour." A knot is a measure of nautical miles per hour. To say; "ten knots per hour;" is to say; "ten nautical miles per hour per hour." Anyone who uses the term "knots per hour" is immediately and justifiably presumed to know absolutely nothing about the sea.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Cecil WilliamsWish my father was here to read it....
