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Book SynopsisA specter haunts America, the specter of Global Jihad, Islamic Holy War. This specter was never more horrific than on September 11, 2001, when nineteen fanatics hijacked four jetliners and used them as guided missiles to destroy the twin World Trade Towers, damage the Pentagon, murder nearly 3,000 people, and cause as much as several hundred billion dollars' worth of direct and indirect damage to New York City and the national economy. But Jihadists have periodically attacked Americans ever since November 1979, when mobs shouting death to America overran the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 officials hostage for 444 days. President George W. Bush responded to the September 11 atrocities by declaring a global war on terror. Now in its second decade, that war has cost the United States thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. Americans are haunted by horrific televised images from across a swath of the Muslim world of bomb-blasted cities, hundreds of slaughtered bodies, thousan
Trade ReviewThis book offers a broad-ranging historical perspective and makes a unique contribution to the debate about the security priorities of our nation’s leaders. -- James Forest, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Ways of War Chapter 1: The Islamic Way of War to 9/11 Chapter 2: The American Way of War to 9/11 Chapter 3: Revolution and Counter-Revolution Chapter 4: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Part II: The Primary Fronts Chapter 5: Afghanistan and Pakistan Chapter 6: Iraq and Syria Part III: The Secondary Fronts: Chapter 7: Hezbollah and Iran Chapter 8: Hamas and Israel Chapter 9: The Arab Spring and Fall Chapter 10: Jihad and the Wider Muslim World Part IV: The Ways Ahead Chapter 11: Global Jihad Chapter 12: Nightmares and Dawns Bibliography About the Author
