This history of terrorism provides definitive documents which demonstrate what terrorism is, how it has been used, why groups engage in it, and what methods are used to defeat it. It includes 100 entries on the topic of terrorism from 1972 to the start of the 21st century.

A timely reference on the history of terrorism from 1972 to the present. Terrorism: A Documentary History is a new ready-reference that provides definitive documents which demonstrate what terrorism is, how it has been used, why groups engage in it, and the methods used to defeat it. This important volume includes 100 entries on the topic of terrorism from 1972 to the present. Each document begins with a unique headnote that: Explains the historical events leading to the document; Analyzes the document; Provides context and relevance of the document to terrorism.