Insurgency, Terrorism, and Crime: Shadows from the Past and Portents for the Future

by Max G. Manwaring

New insights for understanding and combating Al Qaeda and other contemporary security threats

Wars were once fought mainly between nations--a presumption put to rest on September 11, 2001. Al Qaeda showed that nonstate actors could threaten a traditional nation-state and pursue strategic objectives without conventional weaponry, thereby altering the nature of war and often rendering military firepower meaningless.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806139706
• ISBN13: 9780806139708
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"