The Lessons of Terror: A History of Warfare Against Civilians: Why It Has Always Failed and Why It Will Fail Again - Hardcover

Carr, Caleb

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375508430 ISBN 13: 9780375508431

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2002

Synopsis

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.\n\nIn the wake of the 11th September terrorist atrocities in New York and Washington, Caleb Carr's The Lessons of Terror is a searing polemic on the nature of terrorism: its history, its methodology, its fallacy - and the steps needed to ensure its eradication. \n\nDrawing on a wealth of historical knowledge, Caleb Carr describes how terrorism and the targeting of civilians has long been a part of conflict - an oft-used tactic that stretches back to ancient and mediaeval times. And yet, what this accumulation of detail reveals is a simple yet essential truth: terrorism never works. Far from breaking the resolve of communities, it creates unity and purpose to fight back. Time and time again, Carr shows, the ultimate victims of terror are the terrorists themselves. \n\nA timely, essential read, The Lessons of Terror is proof that terrorism can be beaten - and how its defeat can be achieved.

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Review:

"The Lessons of Terror is so earnest, so well informed and so outrageous...that almost any reader will find something to love and something that will make you want to throw the book across the room. It is, in short, pure Carr."--Newsweek

"After the deadly attacks against the United States, many Americans now may view Carr's earlier arguments as prescient and his approach as the only one that has a chance of working. The Lessons of Terror is fascinating to read and provocative in the best sense of the word." --The Christian Science Monitor

"A provocative history of warfare against civilians from Roman times to the present."--Time

"It crosses political boundaries. It offends and provokes, refreshes and energizes."--Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author:

Caleb Carr is a contributing editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History and the series editor of the Modern Library War Series. His military and political writings have appeared in numerous magazines and periodicals, among them The World Policy Journal, The New York Times, and Time. He currently lives in upstate New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375508430
• ISBN 13: 9780375508431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272