Terrorism on American Soil: A Concise History of Plots and Perpetrators from the Famous to the ForgottenSentient Publications, 2006 - Всего страниц: 336 The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 generated fear and concern among most Americans that we are no longer safe in our communities. However, terrorism is not a new phenomenon in the US. This book chronicles the history of terrorist plots and attacks on American soil in a case format. Included are not only the most infamous attacks, but others that are obscure or relatively unknown, but fascinating nevertheless, and which illustrate important lessons about the changing nature of terrorism. |
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Introduction | 1 |
LostCause Terrorism | 9 |
Beginning the Dynamite Era | 18 |
A False Sense of Community | 24 |
Stop the Presses | 33 |
An Eclectic Criminal | 42 |
Outrage | 54 |
Propaganda by the Deed | 62 |
Influencing an Election | 151 |
Flashpoint | 170 |
International Manhunt | 177 |
A Needle in a Haystack | 184 |
Overzealousness | 193 |
Reverberations | 206 |
Regional Manhunt | 231 |
Out of the Blue | 249 |
Rush to Justice | 69 |
Doomed from the Start | 77 |
Drawing Attention to a Cause | 86 |
Justice Delayed | 103 |
An Unshakeable Obsession | 111 |
A Year of Living Dangerously | 118 |
Spillover Effect | 131 |
Backlash | 140 |
Leaderless Resistance | 256 |
Opportunities Lost and Found | 263 |
Connecting the Dots | 274 |
Are You Afraid? | 282 |
Epilogue | 288 |
About the Author | 337 |
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