Terrorism: The Newest Face of Warfare

Terrorism is often depicted as something new and totally alien, a phantom enemy that cannot be understood. But by employing a sophisticated analysis soundly based on an encyclopedic knowledge of military history, Donald J. Hanle shows that three major forms of terrorism--military, revolutionary, and state-sponsored--qualify as the newest forms of war. The author's in-depth investigation reveals that these kinds of terrorists operate in the same basic manner as military forces employed in traditional warfare and have the same basic capabilities and weaknesses. He argues convincingly that countermeasures against these types of terrorist organizations should be based on classical principles of war and combat, and suggests countervailing strategies. Terrorism: The Newest Face of Warfare is a starting point for a sensible and coherent counterterrorism strategy, one that enlists a valuable but heretofore neglected Western arsenal--the study of military history--in the battle against terrorism.

Author: Donald J. Hanle
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.06w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9781597971416

About the Author
Alexander, Yonah: - Editor and contributor YONAH ALEXANDER is a professor at, and the director of, the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies in Washington, D.C.; a senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; and director of the Potomac Institute's Center for Terrorism Studies in Arlington, Virginia.Hanle, Donald J.: - Donald J. Hanle is a retired Air Force Intelligence Officer who has been deeply interested in airpower and WWII for over 35 years. He currently is a professor at the Joint Military Intelligence College, Washington, D.C., serving as the Director of Terrorism and Asymmetric Warfare Studies. Dr. Hanle also teaches courses in Intelligence Analysis and Military Capabilities Analysis.