First published in 2003, Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities remains one of the only books available to provide detailed information on terrorist methodology-revealing terrorist motivation, organizational structure, planning, financing, and operational tactics to carry out attacks. This fully revised and updated third edition contains the detailed analysis and history of prior editions with completely new case studies and information on new and emerging terrorist practices and trends. Updates. Read more...
Abstract: First published in 2003, Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities remains one of the only books available to provide detailed information on terrorist methodology-revealing terrorist motivation, organizational structure, planning, financing, and operational tactics to carry out attacks. This fully revised and updated third edition contains the detailed analysis and history of prior editions with completely new case studies and information on new and emerging terrorist practices and trends. Updates

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Terrorist Recognition Handbook : A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities (3rd Edition)

Malcolm W. Nance; Desmond Wenger

American Society of Forensic Odontology

CRC Press LLC

Taylor & Francis (Unlimited), Boca Raton, 2013

United States, United States of America

3rd ed, Baton Rouge, 2013

2017

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Adobe PDF Library 10.0.1

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Content: Part 1: Know the terrorist // 1. Your mission: critical awareness --
2. Who they are: identify terrorist operatives --
3. Intelligence profiling suspected terrorists --
4. Terrorist training --
5. Terrorism 101: why the terrorist chooses this path --
6. What terrorists believe /// Part 2: Identifying the terrorist group and its cells // 7. Terrorist group organization --
8. The terrorist cell --
9. Terrorist strategies and target selection /// Part 3: Detection of key terrorist activities // 10. Terrorist preparations for attack --
11. The terrorist's tools: conventional weapons identification --
12. Terrorist's tools: nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and equipment /// Part 4: Predicting an attack // 13. Terrorist surveillance techniques --
14. Detecting infiltration and special mission techniques --
15. The decision and attack sequence: the last chance to stop an attack --
16. The basics of analyzing intelligence and predicting terrorism events --
17. Point of danger: law enforcement traffic stops and encountering terrorists --
18. Terrorist operations and tactics /// Part 5: The new fields of terror // 19. A primer on al-Qaeda and the global extremist insurgency --
20. Suicide terrorism: tactics, equipment and management --
21. Terrorism and insurgency in the Iraq and the changing Middle East (2003-2013) /// Part 6: Supplemental data: bibliography and appendices // Appendix A. Global terrorist groups --
Appendix B. Explosive components and ingredients checklists.

Front Cover 1
Contents 8
Acknowledgments 22
The Author 24
Chapter 1: Your Mission: Critical Awareness 28
Chapter 2: Who They Are: Identifying Terrorist Operatives 34
Chapter 3: Intelligence Profiling Suspected Terrorists 52
Chapter 4: Terrorist Training 58
Chapter 5: Terrorism 101: Why the Terrorist Chooses This Path 64
Chapter 6: What Terrorists Believe 72
Chapter 7: Terrorist Group Organization 88
Chapter 8: The Terrorist Cell 100
Chapter 9: Terrorist Strategies and Target Selection 110
Chapter 10: Terrorist Preparations for Attack 122
Chapter 11: The Terrorist’s Tools: Conventional Weapons Identification 144
Chapter 12: Terrorists’ Tools: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Equipment 164
Chapter 13: Terrorist Surveillance Techniques 194
Chapter 14: Detecting Infiltration and Special Mission Techniques 202
Chapter 15: The Decision and Attack Sequence: The Last Chance to Stop an Attack 216
Chapter 16: The Basics of Analyzing Intelligence and Predicting Terrorism Events 226
Chapter 17: Point of Danger: Law Enforcement Traffic Stops and Encountering Terrorists 258
Chapter 18: Terrorist Operations and Tactics 276
Chapter 19: A Primer on al-Qaeda and the Global Extremist Insurgency 304
Chapter 20: Suicide Terrorism: Tactics, Equipment, and Management 362
Chapter 21: Terrorism and Insurgency in Iraq and the Changing Middle East (2003–2013) 386
Bibliography 408
Appendix A: Global Terrorist Groups 412
Appendix B: Explosive Components and Ingredients Checklist 418
Back Cover 422

First published in 2003, this practitioner-based handbook provides a comprehensive and detailed treatment of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Divided into six parts, the chapters cover topics such as understanding terrorism in all its manifestations, and the components of counter-terrorism. The appendices include a bibliography, a listing of terrorist groups, and a checklist of explosive components and their ingredients. The author is a consultant on counterterrorism and a retired military intelligence officer. -Book review by Dr. Joshua Sinai appearing in Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2014

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