The never-ending war : terrorism in the 80's / Christopher Dobson and Ronald Payne.

By: Dobson, Christopher, 1927-
Contributor(s): Payne, Ronald, 1926-2013
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications, �1987Description: xxiv, 356 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0816015376; 9780816015375; 0816020566; 9780816020560Subject(s): Terrorism | Terrorists | TerrorismDDC classification: 303.6/25 LOC classification: HV6431 | .D615 1987
Contents:
Introduction : the unexpected -- pt. 1. Holy war: Terror from Tehran. Human bombs. Beirut buccaneers -- pt. 2. The quartermasters: The flaky barbarian. America strikes back. The Fox of Damascus. Kremlin conivance -- pt. 3. Terror and Europe: Soft option? "Don't argue, destroy". Reds under the republic. Target NATO. Triple C. Death, Italian style. The old incorrigibles -- pt. 4. Missing links: Forlorn causes -- pt. 5. The Palestinians: Arafat strikes again. Armed squabble. Terror lords. The great Carlos -- pt. 6. The faraways: Tamils turn terrorist (Sri Lanka). The Golden Temple (India). Castro's legacy (Latin America) -- pt. 7. The Western response: The dilemma of the democracies -- Appendicies: Who's who of terror. The chronology of terror, 1968-1986.
Summary: Examines the activities, tactics and techniques that terrorists use, as well as who is backing their operations.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 344) and index.

Introduction : the unexpected -- pt. 1. Holy war: Terror from Tehran. Human bombs. Beirut buccaneers -- pt. 2. The quartermasters: The flaky barbarian. America strikes back. The Fox of Damascus. Kremlin conivance -- pt. 3. Terror and Europe: Soft option? "Don't argue, destroy". Reds under the republic. Target NATO. Triple C. Death, Italian style. The old incorrigibles -- pt. 4. Missing links: Forlorn causes -- pt. 5. The Palestinians: Arafat strikes again. Armed squabble. Terror lords. The great Carlos -- pt. 6. The faraways: Tamils turn terrorist (Sri Lanka). The Golden Temple (India). Castro's legacy (Latin America) -- pt. 7. The Western response: The dilemma of the democracies -- Appendicies: Who's who of terror. The chronology of terror, 1968-1986.

Examines the activities, tactics and techniques that terrorists use, as well as who is backing their operations.

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