Fight Back: Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style

by G. Gordon Liddy, CDR James G. Liddy, J. Michael Barrett, Joel Selanikio

Overview

G. Gordon Liddy has never shrunk from a fight, and in this book he offers individuals and businesses a clear-eyed, proactive, and deeply informed approach to combating criminal and terrorist threats.

Backed by advice from three seasoned professionals who offer military, medical, and personal security perspectives, Liddy addresses:

How and why terrorists select targets—-and how to minimize your chances of becoming one

Assessing your personal and workplace risks: Do you have a plan to protect yourself? Your employees? Your infrastructure?

Using defensive landscaping and antiterrorism architecture: how to protect against intruders, truck bombs, and other potential attacks

How to survive a kidnapping and hostage situation

Countering chemical, biological, and weapons attacks: An Emergency Response Handbook Fight Back is an essential book for everyone concerned about home and workplace safety.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312364380
Publisher:	St. Martin's Press
Publication date:	01/09/2007
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

G. Gordon Liddy is the host of the G. Gordon Liddy Show, which is broadcast in more than two hundred fifty markets. He is the author of four previous books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy and, most recently, The New York Times bestseller When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

Commander James G. Liddy is a U.S. Navy SEAL, currently serving as chief advisor for Counter Terrorism for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.

J. Michael Barrett has worked at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense and as a senior analyst for the War on Terrorism branch of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Joel D. Selanikio, M.D., has been the senior technical advisor to the American Red Cross since October 2002.

Table of Contents

	Preface : personal security in troubled times
Pt. I	Know your enemy	1
1	Understanding the terrorist threat	3
2	How terrorists attack the international order	20
3	Overview of significant terrorist groups	55
Pt. II	Secure yourself	87
4	Risk assessment and total security management (TSM)	89
5	Personal security	108
6	Securing your workplace	139
7	Defensive landscaping and antiterrorism architecture	164
8	Executive security and hostage survival/recovery	179
9	Conclusions	198
Pt. III	Emergency response handbook	203
10	General preparation	205
11	Nutrition	214
12	Responding to emergencies	217