Is America safe? : terrorism, homeland security, and emergency preparedness

Philpott, Don. (Author). Jordan, Robert T. Is America safe? (Added Author).

Summary: This second edition provides the knowledge and skills needed to understand terrorist strategies, which, in turn, allow each of us to contribute to disrupting the terrorists' intended goals through education and preparation. --Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781641433082
ISBN: 1641433078
ISBN: 9781641433075
Physical Description: viii, 432 pages ; 23 cm
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Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Bernan Press, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

PART I TERRORISM TODAY -- Twenty-First-Century Threats to the Homeland -- Counterterrorism Tactics -- Are We Winning the War? -- Foreign Terrorist Organizations -- PART II A HISTORY OF TERRORISM -- America's Birth: A Heritage of Conflict and Terror -- Domestic Terrorism -- International Terrorism -- The Spread of Global Terrorism -- PART III BE PREPARED -- Preparing for and Coping with a Disaster -- Staying Safe at School, Work, and Play