Hijacking and Hostages Government Responses to Terrorism

Subjects:

• Military Studies » Military History
• Military Studies » Military & Politics
• Political Science » International Relations

Reviews:

• ...thorough and well documented....The case studies have value for graduate students, researchers, and specialized readers.
  —Choice February 2003
• [w]hat to do and what not to do when confronting a complex terrorist situation that involves the rescue of innocent civilians.
  —Political Science Quarterly Spring 2003
• This book is recommended to anyone concerned with issues of counterterroism, from policymaker to practitioner to student, any of whom will find this book interesting and caluable insight into the present and future war against terrorism. It is also a good primer to Taillon's first book, The Evolution of Special Forces in Counter-Terrorism: The British and American Experiences, that promotes the value of special forces as an effective tool for governments in hostage and other terrorist situations. While this book is a subsequent publication, it provides the broader international framework in which the discussion on the British and American experiences in the earlier book can be better appreciated.
  —Marine Corps Gazette February 2003
• [P]olicy makers, commentators and those who simply wish to gain a deeper and informed understanding of dealing with terrorism ought to examine what has worked, what hasn't and why. Taillon's book makes a timely and highly effective contribution to this cause....[i]t is written in a restrained and incisive style yet it holds the reader's interest from beginning to end.
  —Western Centennial March 2003

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• An Overview of Terrorism
• International Aspects of Counterterrorism
• Entebbe and Mogadishu: Lessons in Successful Hostage Rescue
• Malta: Lessons in Unsuccessful Hostage Rescue
• Considerations and Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index