In the name of god and country : reconsidering terrorism in American history /

FELLMAN Michael

In the name of god and country : reconsidering terrorism in American history / Michael Fellman. - New Haven CT USA : Yale University Press, 2010. - 272 pages

Using examples from the second half of the nineteenth century including the American Civil War and the Philippines War, this book argues that terrorism has been an integral factor throughout American history. Considers how such actions were justified at the time, and sees modern equivalents in America's involvement in Vietnam and Iraq.

9780300115109 (hbk.) : 25.00 GBP


TERRORISM--HISTORY--UNITED STATES