European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017 Neville Leigh
European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017 Neville Leigh The Munich Olympics massacre in 1972 was a shock awakening to the public. The threats they pose are widespread from aircraft hijacking and…
Specifikacia European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017 Neville Leigh
European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017 Neville Leigh
The Munich Olympics massacre in 1972 was a shock awakening to the public. The threats they pose are widespread from aircraft hijacking and political assassinations to urban warfare against security forces, and murderous attacks on civilian crowd targets, forcing governments have had to invest ever-greater efforts in countering these threats.This book traces the evolution of police (and associated military) counter-terrorist forces across Europe over the past 45 years. In the decades since, European countries have faced a wide range of threats from Palestinian and home-grown terrorists, to the more recent worldwide jihadists.
Using specially commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs, it details their organization, missions, specialist equipment, and their growing cross-border