The war on terrorism
Subtitle: the first year
By: David Downing.
Series: Troubled world
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Terrorism -- Juvenile literature; Islamic fundamentalism -- Juvenile literature; Terrorism -- United States -- Juvenile literature; War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Juvenile literature; Terrorism; Islamic fundamentalism; War on Terrorism, 2001-
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Chronicles terrorist activity throughout the world in the late twentieth- and early twenty-first centuries, particularly the 9/11 attacks and response to them, emphasizing the causes and solutions.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Two declarations of war; title: Terrorism; title: Turning point: the rise of Islamic fundamentalism; title: Turning point: the Afghan Civil War; title: Al-Qaeda; title: Turning point: September 11; title: Operation "Enduring Freedom"; title: The war at home; title: Turning point: the "Axis of Evil"; title: The global campaign; title: Turning point: the Bali bombing; title: Prospects.