World Scientific Publishing Company Anti-American Terrorism: From Eisenhower to Trump A Chronicle of the Threat and Response: Volume I The Eisenhower through Carter Administrations: 1 (Imperial College Press Insurgency and Terrorism)

One of the major international security concerns that surfaced in the post-World War II period was the emergence and evolution of international terrorism. The dominant theme in the evolution of this threat has been anti-American terrorism. No other country in the world has had its overseas interests subjected to the level, lethality, diversity, and geographic scope of international terrorist activity than the United States. This four-volume work recounts the development of this threat through 12 US presidential administrations over a 70-year period. It assesses the terrorist threat in the US and overseas and how the government has responded with counter-terrorism policies, strategies, programs, organizations, legislation, international conventions, executive orders, special operations units, and actions. The evolution of the field of terrorism in academia, think tanks, institutes, and the private sector over these 12 administrations is also chronicled. Review <p><em>"America's involvement in counterterrorism did not start with 9/11, and its earlier history is rich in lessons for how to deal with the issue of terrorism today. Dennis Pluchinsky's long attention to the topic makes him well qualified to guide us through that long and often painful story."</em></p> <div><em>Paul R Pillar<br />former chief of analysis and deputy chief of CIA's Counterterrorism Center<br />author of </em>Terrorism and US Foreign Policy</div> <p> </p> <p><em>"Dennis Pluchinsky has produced in Volumes I and II of his four-volume study, an extraordinarily detailed and authoritative assessment of US counterterrorism policies and programs from the administration of President Eisenhower to that of President George H W Bush. No one to my knowledge has prepared for the US public such a comprehensive assessment of US counterterrorism activities as Mr Pluchinsky. As a senior CIA officer who held key positions within the Agency and the Intelligence Community during several major terrorist crises, I can attest that he has captured well the 'highs and lows' of US counterterrorism programs, especially as these administrations struggled primarily with state-sponsored terrorism. Mr Pluchinsky has a critical eye that is not sparing when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of counterterrorism efforts across various administrations."</em></p> <div><em>Charles E Allen<br />former National Intelligence Officer for Counterterrorism and Deputy Chief for Intelligence CIA Counterterrorism Center<br />and Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis</em></div> <p> </p> <p><em>"Dennis Pluchinsky has undertaken a welcome and overdue challenge — to trace the development of anti-American terrorism over the past 70 years. He has written a wonderful book tracing the growth of the threat and, importantly, the development of American policies to meet it. I worked with Mr Pluchinsky when I was Ambassador-At-Large for Counterterrorism in the Reagan administration, and can attest to his dedication and first-hand knowledge of all facets of both the threat and the American response as anti-American terrorism grew over the years. Future historians will find his book to be an essential tool in their study of this important subject."</em></p> --<p><em>Ambassador L Paul Bremer III<br />Ambassador-At-Large for Counterterrorism, 1986–1989<br />Chairman, National Commission on Terrorism (1999)</em></p><p><em>"... Pluchinsky is one of the pioneers in this subject area who began his career as a terrorism analyst in the US Department of State in the mid-1970s when the number of authorities on terrorism could meet in a small room. Over a period of more than four decades, he has seen terrorism in all of its dimensions ... More than a list of events, these volumes provide analytical overviews that put headlines into context, describe patterns and trends, and examine how successive US administrations have responded to evolving terrori