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Book SynopsisThis study examines the response of the Reagan administration to the political violence it confronted during the 1980s. It discusses the negotiations over how to respond to terrorist acts and shows how the decision making process hindered the formulation of an effective terrorism policy.
Trade ReviewIn his thoroughly researched, skillfully analyzed, and well-written volume, David C. Wills sets the counterterrorism record of the Reagan presidency straight, lays out the decision-making processes in the Reagan administration, and dissects the different belief systems and the power plays of top-level actors. * Political Science Quarterly *
Judicious, meticulous, and thorough. Wills has painstakingly assembled declassified documents, interviews, and published sources to tell the most complete story yet of Reagan-era counter-terrorism policy. This will be <U>the<U> book to consult on the Reagan Administration's counter-terrorism policies.... -- Scott T. Waalkes, Malone College
Judicious, meticulous, and thorough. Wills has painstakingly assembled declassified documents, interviews, and published sources to tell the most complete story yet of Reagan-era counter-terrorism policy. This will be the book to consult on the Reagan Administration's counter-terrorism policies. -- Scott T. Waalkes, Malone College
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Abbreviation Key Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Foreword Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Context Chapter 6 Bombing of the Marine Barracks Chapter 7 Hijacking of TWA Flight 847 Chapter 8 Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Chapter 9 Rome and Vienna Massacres Chapter 10 Bombing of the La Belle Disco Chapter 11 Conclusions Chapter 12 Bibliography
