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Terror on the high seas : from piracy to strategic challenge / edited by Yonah Alexander and Tyler B. Richardson.

By:

ALEXANDER Yonah

Contributor(s):

RICHARDSON Tyler

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Westport CT: Praeger, 2009Description: 2 v. (xlvii, 638 p.)ISBN:

9780275997502 (hbk.) :

Subject(s):

Summary: These two volumes are primarily concerned with national and international perspectives on maritime piracy and terrorism and the measures that have been put in place to counter threats to ships, their crews and cargoes. Also includes brief history of piracy, and case studies of the Achille Lauro hijacking and the attack on the USS Cole. Volume 1 considers US approaches to border protection, security of ports, containers, and transportation, and the roles of the executive e.g. Coast Guard, DHS, Dept of Defense, FBI. Volume 2includes some congressional research service reports, plus regional and international perspectives.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Red Spot	Mindef Library & Info Centre Red-Spot	364.164 ALE (V.2) (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not for loan		27394-3001
Red Spot	Mindef Library & Info Centre Red-Spot	364.164 ALE (V.1) (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not for loan		27394-2001

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These two volumes are primarily concerned with national and international perspectives on maritime piracy and terrorism and the measures that have been put in place to counter threats to ships, their crews and cargoes. Also includes brief history of piracy, and case studies of the Achille Lauro hijacking and the attack on the USS Cole. Volume 1 considers US approaches to border protection, security of ports, containers, and transportation, and the roles of the executive e.g. Coast Guard, DHS, Dept of Defense, FBI. Volume 2includes some congressional research service reports, plus regional and international perspectives.

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