The Complete Book of Terrorism
Scope and Contents
An unpublished manuscript covering all aspects of terrorism, written by John Pynchon Holms and Thomas J. Burke. The contents include the history, definition, objectives, and motivations of terrorism and terrorists, covering training, tactics and weapons of modern revolutionaries and criminals. Also outlined is a primer on making bombs and booby traps, "silent" weapons such as knives, and recipes for biological, chemical, and nuclear tactics. Mr. Burke does include chapters on discovery and detection of terrorism, and a guide for protecting America's future against acts of treachery. The manuscript was published by Windsor Publications under the title of Terrorism in 1994. An additional folder includes information pertaining to Thomas J. Burke: résumé, Brooklyn Technical High School scores, letters of reference, and copies of photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1993, undated
Creator
- Holms, John Pynchon (Person)
- Burke, Tom J. (Tom Joseph) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright Statement
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
1 Folder (Contains 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
Method and date of acquisition unknown.
Subject
- Burke, Tom J. (Tom Joseph) (Person)
- Title
- The Complete Book of Terrorism
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Carroll R. Jones
- Date
- Undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository