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European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - Assorted

Last Stocked on 6/26/2022

Product Info

Title
European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Leigh Neville
Publish Year
2017
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.15"
NKG Part #
2147678258
MFG. Part #
OSPELI220
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI220

Description

The Munich Olympics massacre in 1972 was a shock awakening to the public. In the decades since, European countries have faced a wide range of threats from Palestinian and home-grown terrorists, to the more recent world-wide jihadists. The threats they pose are widespread from aircraft hi-jacking and political assassinations to urban warfare against security forces, and murderous attacks on civilian crowd targets, forcing governments have had to invest ever-greater efforts in countering these threats.

This book traces the evolution of police (and associated military) counter-terrorist forces across Europe over the past 45 years. Using specially commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs, it details their organization, missions, specialist equipment, and their growing cross-border co-operation.