Author: Samuel M. Katz
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822515692
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Examines the origins, tools, techniques, and major operations of the following United States counterterrorism forces: Delta Force, Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Counterstrike
Author: Samuel M. Katz
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822515692
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Examines the origins, tools, techniques, and major operations of the following United States counterterrorism forces: Delta Force, Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822515692
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Examines the origins, tools, techniques, and major operations of the following United States counterterrorism forces: Delta Force, Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security.
Counterstrike
Author: Eric Schmitt
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429973102
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Inside the Pentagon's secretive and revolutionary new strategy to fight terrorism--and its game-changing effects in the Middle East and at home In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the United States waged a "war on terror" that sought to defeat Al Qaeda through brute force. But it soon became clear that this strategy was not working, and by 2005 the Pentagon began looking for a new way. In Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of The New York Times tell the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that characterized the U.S. government's public posture. Adapting themes from classic Cold War deterrence theory, these strategists have expanded the field of battle in order to disrupt jihadist networks in ever more creative ways. Schmitt and Shanker take readers deep into this theater of war, as ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials have worked together to redefine and restrict the geography available for Al Qaeda to operate in. They also show how these new counterterrorism strategies, adopted under George W. Bush and expanded under Barack Obama, were successfully employed in planning and carrying out the dramatic May 2011 raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed. Filled with startling revelations about how our national security is being managed, Counterstrike will change the way Americans think about the ongoing struggle with violent radical extremism.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429973102
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Inside the Pentagon's secretive and revolutionary new strategy to fight terrorism--and its game-changing effects in the Middle East and at home In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the United States waged a "war on terror" that sought to defeat Al Qaeda through brute force. But it soon became clear that this strategy was not working, and by 2005 the Pentagon began looking for a new way. In Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of The New York Times tell the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that characterized the U.S. government's public posture. Adapting themes from classic Cold War deterrence theory, these strategists have expanded the field of battle in order to disrupt jihadist networks in ever more creative ways. Schmitt and Shanker take readers deep into this theater of war, as ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials have worked together to redefine and restrict the geography available for Al Qaeda to operate in. They also show how these new counterterrorism strategies, adopted under George W. Bush and expanded under Barack Obama, were successfully employed in planning and carrying out the dramatic May 2011 raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed. Filled with startling revelations about how our national security is being managed, Counterstrike will change the way Americans think about the ongoing struggle with violent radical extremism.
Global Counterstrike
Author: Samuel M. Katz
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822515661
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Describes the history and current workings of various contemporary counterterrorist organizations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822515661
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Describes the history and current workings of various contemporary counterterrorist organizations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America.
Department of Defense appropriations for 1983
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
Research Handbook on Conflict Prevention
Author: Timo Kivimäki
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 180392084X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The Research Handbook on Conflict Prevention is a cohesive and comparative analysis of the ways in which organised violence is combatted. Renowned experts dissect the complex problem of conflict prevention by investigating its three main aspects: agency, methods and timing.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 180392084X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The Research Handbook on Conflict Prevention is a cohesive and comparative analysis of the ways in which organised violence is combatted. Renowned experts dissect the complex problem of conflict prevention by investigating its three main aspects: agency, methods and timing.
Professional Journal of the United States Army
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Defense Strategy Review
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 3272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 3272
Book Description
The End of the World
Author: Maria Manuel Lisboa
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1906924503
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Our fear of the world ending, like our fear of the dark, is ancient, deep-seated and perennial. It crosses boundaries of space and time, recurs in all human communities and finds expression in every aspect of cultural production - from pre-historic cave paintings to high-tech computer games. This volume examines historical and imaginary scenarios of apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapes in the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Lisboa also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western culture's most fascinating and enduring preoccupations.
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1906924503
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Our fear of the world ending, like our fear of the dark, is ancient, deep-seated and perennial. It crosses boundaries of space and time, recurs in all human communities and finds expression in every aspect of cultural production - from pre-historic cave paintings to high-tech computer games. This volume examines historical and imaginary scenarios of apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapes in the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Lisboa also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western culture's most fascinating and enduring preoccupations.
Khrushchev's Cold War: The Inside Story of an American Adversary
Author: Aleksandr Fursenko
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
“Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time.”—The Economist This acclaimed study from the authors of “One Hell of a Gamble” brings to life head-to-head confrontations between the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Drawing on their unrivaled access to Politburo and KGB materials, Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali combine new insights into the Cuban missile crisis as well as startling narratives of the contests for Suez, Iraq, Berlin, and Southeast Asia, with vivid portraits of leaders who challenged Moscow and Washington. Khrushchev’s Cold War provides a gripping history of the crisis years of the Cold War.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
“Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time.”—The Economist This acclaimed study from the authors of “One Hell of a Gamble” brings to life head-to-head confrontations between the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Drawing on their unrivaled access to Politburo and KGB materials, Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali combine new insights into the Cuban missile crisis as well as startling narratives of the contests for Suez, Iraq, Berlin, and Southeast Asia, with vivid portraits of leaders who challenged Moscow and Washington. Khrushchev’s Cold War provides a gripping history of the crisis years of the Cold War.