This book, a veritable encyclopedia of terrorism, brings together some of the country's leading experts on terrorism from the government, police departments, and universities as well as computer, medical, biological and chemical specialists. It is essential for anyone who wants to know more about terrorism and its history and to learn how to protect oneself against terrorists. International terrorist organizations in every part of the world are dissected with a listing of their terrorist acts, and estimate of their numbers and their strength, and those countries which sponsor terrorist groups are listed.

In bringing together some of the country's leading experts on terrorism from the government, police departments and universities as well as computer, biological and chemical specialists, Lawrence J. Hogan , in Terrorism: Defensive Strategies for Individuals, Companies and Governments (Amlex, Inc., 2001) has composed a veritable encyclopedia of terrorism. This complete piece of work offers practical suggestions on how to deal with terrorism and mitigate its impact and dissects all known international terrorist organizations. Although it discusses in detail case studies of recent attacks, its most valued contribution is to allow an understanding of the multiple discipline approach to prevention and reaction. 
                                                    --Reviewer: Crime and Justice International Magazine

This book comes complete with information on terrorist groups, personal protection such as: travel warnings, handling your money, safety when you drive, and when using public transportation, as well as reporting an overview for countries like Africa , Asia , Europe , Latin America , and the Middle East area. TERRORISM is a powerful book detailing works on Chemical & Bioterrorism, Dignity Protection, The Worldwide Threat, to name a few.

It is lovingly dedicated to the memory of those who have lost their lives through the violence of terrorists. 

Because of its contents and what it portrays, I found it very difficult to read, but at the same time I found it interesting. ...[I]t is packed with some useful information. Exactly as it is described a veritable encyclopedia of terrorism, this book's contributing authors include experts on terrorism from such organizations as the government, police departments, universities, computer, medical, biological and chemical specialists.  TERRORISM is an excellent resource for everyday individuals such as myself who want to know more about terrorism and its history. Everyone who teaches or who trains for a subject such as this should have his or her own copy of the book. 

Highly recommended.
                                                 --Reviewer: Astoryweaver's Book Reviews

This book presents papers that discuss the problems associated with terrorism and offers suggestions on how to deal with them and mitigate their impacts. It discusses international terrorist organizations in every part of the world and lists their terrorist acts, their estimated numbers and strength, and those countries that sponsor terrorist groups. Chapters describe terrorism and public policy, the medical aspects of terrorism, public works and terrorism, the role of local law enforcement, public information, trends, a history of terrorism, case studies, person protection and a chronology of significant terrorism events in the year 2000.
                                      --Reviewer: Natural Hazards Observer, U. of Colorado at Boulder 

While the pilot may brief you on knocking out a hijacker, you probably can relax. A sky marshal could be right behind you. But be watchful and prepared the minute you land, experts warn. How? By staying cool and following some sound advice says former FBI Agent and former Congressman Lawrence Hogan. People traveling overseas should begin protecting themselves before they leave home, said Hogan. There are 20,000 kidnappings for ransom ever year. Most are businessmen, Hogan said. Business people traveling abroad should leave their Rolex watches and diamond rings at home. They should blend in. They should use ordinary cars, not limos. Terrorist groups such as Spain's ETA and IRA factions in the U.K. have bombed places tourists visit.
                                            --Reviewer: Investors Business Daily
  
Former Congressman Larry Hogan provided fresh from the printers, Terrorism: subtitled Defensive Strategies for Individuals, Companies and Governments. How fresh? The cover features a photograph of the suicide jet headed for the second World Trade Center tower, with black smoke billowing and obscuring its twin. In his preface Larry explains the book was ready to roll off the presses September 11. A stutter-step enabled history's most terrible example to provide the illustrations for his subject. The opening chapter, consisting of congressional testimony given by the CIA's George Tenet, slams home the fact that Washington's highest levels were aware of the probability of Black Tuesday some form at least six months before the fact. Speaking this March on the Hill Mr. Tenet said, Osama bin Laded is still foremost among these terrorists because of the immediacy and seriousness of the threat he poses everything we have learned recently confirms our conviction that he wants to strike further blows against America we believe he could still strike without additional warning. And bin Laden did, exactly as projected by the head of this nation's Central Intelligence Agency last spring. Reading through its contributors 12 analyses and proposals with the knowledge all the material was prepared IN ADVANCE of Sept. 11, can only serve to increase the average American's frustration. On the other hand, its lessons simply could not be more timely for its targeted list: the men and women charged, at every level, with fighting the war on terrorism, under today's compelling circumstances. No one involved in the current battle can afford NOT to read Larry Hogan's Terrorism.
                   --Reviewer: Roy Meachum, columnist, Frederick (MD) News-Post

Ably edited by Lawrence Hogan, "Terrorism: Defensive Strategies for Individuals, Companies and Governments" is a sober, serious, and highly analytical survey of the worldwide threat of terrorism, its various manifestations, history, and trends, with numerous indexes focusing on terrorist activity in different locations around the globe. Critical, meticulous, and filled with straight no-nonsense information by knowledgeable contributors, "Terrorism" is an essential reading for everyone trying to better understand this very real and dangerous threat and a highly recommended acquisition for corporate, governmental and public library reference collections.
                                           --Reviewer: Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI
  
Mr. Hogan has brought together some of the finest minds in the field to provide an in-depth appreciation for the history, psychological mindset, weapon availability, and potential acts of those who would do harm to this nation. Although it discusses in detail case studies of recent attacks, its most valued contribution is to allow an understanding of the multiple discipline approach to prevention and reaction. This team building between responders, some of whom have not been considered a high priority in the past, strongly supports the sequential unified command approach to emergency management. It is this team approach, not single agency dominance over terrorism, that makes this book so timely.
                                           --Reviewer: Art Tredinnick, Public Safety and Terrorism expert
 

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