The Department of Homeland Security
By: Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Series: The U.S. government: how it works
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780791092866
Subjects: National security; United States; Prevention; Terrorism; Juvenile literature; United States. Dept. of Homeland Security
Description: Discusses why and how the Department of Homeland Security was created and the measures taken by the Department to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Let's roll; title: New take on an old game : the beginnings of national security; title: The Cold War terror; title: The rise of modern terrorism; title: A new breed of terrorists; title: Cowardly acts; title: Counterterrorism, the modern homeland security.