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The Counter-Terrorism Puzzle: A Guide for Decision Makers4 reviews
Boaz Ganor

Transaction Publishers, 2007

Superlative
This is the most thorough, cogent, and intelligently written work on terrorism and the ways to defeat it to grace the open literature in recent times. Unlike the more common offerings in this field, Ganor's work goes to great lengths to avoid or at least identify potential bias and to present opposing views. Nor does the author shy away from tough issues. Deterrence is one such topic. While ... 		  
  







  
  
Funding Evil, Updated: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It15 reviews
Rachel Ehrenfeld

Bonus Books, 2005

City Magazine piece that discusses this book
An article entitled, "A SLAAP Against Freedom" in the current (Autumn 2007) issue of City Journal talks about the nonsense this book's author went through regarding this book in the goofy U.K. legal system. Evidently, freedom of speech is NOT a right guaranteed in the U.K. Fortunately, U.S. courts are handling this case as a First Amendment issue. (BTW, Amazon's U.K. operation doesn't stock ... 		  
  







  
  
Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq30 reviews
Michael Scheuer

Free Press, 2008

Many points should be no-brainers, criticizes about everyone
This is a wise, irritating, condemnatory, even funny book written by someone who knows his stuff and has a fine sense of the bizarre, and ignorant, and even humor! Apparently his main point is that shallow willful ignorance, a gloating sense of cultural superiority, in step with obviosuly inane and dangerous foreign mishaps and disasters, have caused Islamic terrorism. Why do they hate us? Not ... 		  
  







  
  
The Third Option103 reviews
Vince Flynn

Atria, 2000

Excellent Reading
This book was well written and keep my interest. As does all of Vince Flynn's book. Definitely a good buy. 		  
  







  
  
Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent43 reviews
Fred Burton

Random House, 2008

True American Heroes
Very much enjoyed reading this book, no it is not like a Robert Ludlum or John LeCarre novel. It is a true testament to the real American Heroes who tread into dark and dangerous places and situations that most of us would fear to go. What stands out here is the dedication and patriotism of these men and woman, who, though obviously highly skilled and intelligent choose a life of sacrifice and ... 		  
  







  
  
Human Intelligence, Counterterrorism, and National Leadership: A Practical Guide
Gary Berntsen

Potomac Books Inc., 2008

The next president of the United States faces innumerable complex problems, from a possible prolonged recession to climate change. An immediate difficulty for the president will be the global conflict between the West and Islamic jihadists and state sponsors of terrorism. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission notwithstanding, the administration needs to be armed and ready to tackle ... 		  
  







  
  
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment, Readings and Interpretations ...4 reviews
Brigadier General USA (Ret), Russell D. Howard, Major USA, Reid L. Sawyer, ...

McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2008

A textbook - essential for understanding current affairs
This volume of essays was written and compiled as a college textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate level seminars on terrorism and counterterrorism. These essays were written on both sides of the 9/11 divide, as such some of them predicted the occurrence of (large scale)acts of terror on American soil while others prescribe strategies for countering the terrorist threat in the ... 		  
  







  
  
Transfer Of Power (Mitch Rapp Novels)211 reviews
Vince Flynn

Pocket Books, 1999

GREAT READ
This is a real stay up late can't put down book. Don't miss it and don't think it can't happen here. 		  
  







  
  
Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam2 reviews
Mark Moyar

Bison Books, 2007

A critical text on the Phoenix Project
I'm extremely glad to see that this important book has finally been republished and become available to a wider audience. I wrote my thesis in history on Phoenix, and Moyar's work was an invaluable resource, once I was finally able to get my hands on it. It is sadly relatively unique among works on Phoenix in being well-documented, well-written, and free from a pathological agenda. I highly ... 		  
  







  
  
Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World's Most Elite Counterterrorism ...23 reviews
Aaron Cohen, Douglas Century

Ecco, 2008

Worth your time and money
My very brief review: Well written, engaging, humorous at times, inspiring, educational and most importantly a testament to those that put the safety and well being of their countrymen above their own. 		  
  







  
  
Brotherhood of Warriors LP: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World's Most Elite ...2 reviews
Aaron Cohen, Douglas Century

HarperLuxe, 2008

Enthusiastically recommend...
...Mr Cohen's book. Devoured the book in two days. Fascinating perspective on Israel's military, particularly the training behind their elite forces. As an American, I was especially enlightened by Mr Cohen's analysis of our shortsightedness in combatting terrorism here in the states. The Israelis are trained to kill the terrorist. The average US police officer is trained to NOT shoot because of ... 		  
  







  
  
Counter-Terrorism after 9/11: Justice, Security and Ethics Reconsidered1 review
John P. Crank, Patricia E. Gregor

LexisNexis, 2005

A Dry Diatribe
This is a textbook that addresses the major issues concerning Counter-Terrorism. The book is very detailed, almost too detailed. The greatest problem with the book is that it is extremely hard to stay awake while reading it. This is a 5 cup of coffee book/hour. If you can stomach the coffee than good luck in your reading. Other than the completely dry content, it was an alright textbook. 		  
  







  
  
My Jihad: The True Story of An American Mujahid's Amazing Journey from Usama Bin Laden's Training Camps to ...53 reviews
Aukai Collins

The Lyons Press, 2002

A sad state of affairs
Firstly, I'd like to state that I loved this book. It was humorous, well written and thoroughly exciting book. The pacing was fast, the language is strong, and peppered with both American slang and Islamic references. For nothing else, it is a fun read. I noticed though that many of the other reviewers called Aukai a "terrorist" or a "criminal" in their reviews though. This is not only ... 		  
  







  
  
Ending Terrorism: A Strategy for Defeating Al-Qaeda2 reviews
Audrey Kurth Cronin

Routledge, 2008

Clear, analytical, distilled knowledge
There's not a better primer on how to think about terrorism. This book takes a vast amount of knowledge (and discards a lot of bunkum) and boils it all down. This isn't an idiot's guide; instead it provides an intellectual rigorous framework for thinking about how terrorism works, how governments have successfully ended terrorist campaigns, and what all of this means for people thinking about the ... 		  
  







  
  
The Counterterrorism Handbook: Tactics, Procedures, and Techniques, Third Edition (Practical Aspects of ...
Jr., Frank Bolz, Kenneth J. Dudonis, ...

CRC, 2005

On September 11, 2001, the world was put on notice: terrorism can strike anytime?anywhere?anyone. You are told to go about your daily life - but to be vigilant of your surroundings. You are told that trying to do a cursory profile on potential terrorists is futile because their commonality goes deeper than the surface. With this in mind, what do you look for in a potential situation, how do you prepare, how do you protect? Written by experts ... 		  
  







  
  
Counter-Terrorism for Emergency Responders, Second Edition
Robert Burke

CRC, 2006

Terrorism is no longer something that only happens to other countries.  Attacks on US soil in the 1990?s brought the reality of terrorism home and the Sept 11 th tragedy let us know that the United States is a high priority target. The goal of today?s terrorist is body count, and while traditional bombings have served them in the past, the allure of killing thousands of people with a very small amount of biological or chemical agent will prove ... 		  
  







  
  
Counterterrorism Strategies for Corporations: The Ackerman Principles
Mike Ackerman

Prometheus Books, 2008

When America's corporate leaders need reliable information and expertise about dealing with threats to personnel both here and abroad, they turn to Mike Ackerman, who for more than thirty years has helped the business community deal with everything from random street crime to global jihad. Widely acknowledged as one of America's leading authorities on terrorism, Ackerman's forte is recovering kidnap victims. He has been involved directly in more ... 		  
  







  
  
National Insecurity and Human Rights: Democracies Debate Counterterrorism (Global, Area, and International ...1 review

University of California Press, 2007

How Democracies Debate Counterterrorism
In Nation Insecurity and Human Rights, the editor has collected a great collection of insightful essays which expose the failures and lies of the Bush administration in its inability to protect America's demcoratic freedoms and its misuse of its anti-terror campaign to generate fear. Perhaps the most insightful essay is by Professor Richard Falk who, once again, has demonstrated that he is a ... 		  
  







  
  
The 2002 Dubrovka and 2004 Beslan Hostage Crises: A Critique of Russian Counter-Terrorism (Soviet and ...1 review
John B. Dunlop

ibidem-Verlag, 2006

Meticulous, dispassionate - essential reading
The events at School Number 1 in Beslan, in southern Russia, are sometimes described as Russia's 9/11. Beslan and 9/11 were incomparably different. But Beslan was an event of such depravity it must be considered uniquely terrible in its own way. It is difficult to write of the events dispassionately. According to official Russian data, the hostage-taking resulted in the deaths of 330 people ... 		  
  







  
  
The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Algeria 1955-195718 reviews
General Paul Aussaresses

Enigma Books, 2004

A must read for students of counterinsurgency.
I believe many of those who wrote reviews of this book are writing from their hearts as opposed to cooly assessing this excellent work. Afterall, it is hard for one to embrace the author's premise that physical torture and summary executions were the only way to effectively deal with Algerian insurgents. Although one may not want to accept this methodology, many influential members in French ... 		  
  







  




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