Traces of Terrorism, II: A Chronicle: Context, Attacks, Terrorists

In this second volume of Traces of Terrorism, the focus is on Jihadist organizations such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The volume begins with 9/11, al-Qaeda's attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. The Global War on Terrorism that followed in response is described in detail, as is the hunt for Osama bin Laden and his killing by US Navy SEALS. It also covers terrorist organizations operating in Africa and Asia, as well as so-called franchise groups, radicalized sympathizers who carried out attacks in the name of al-Qaeda. The book concludes with terrorism in the US in recent years and the growing threat of domestic