The Munich Olympics massacre in 1972 was a shock awakening to the public. In the decades since, European countries have faced a wide range of threats from Palestinian and home-grown terrorists, to the more recent world-wide jihadists. The threats they pose are widespread from aircraft hi-jacking 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. Using specially commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs, it details their organization, missions, specialist equipment, and their growing cross-border co-operation.
| Published | Oct 19 2017 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781472825285 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Will illustrate a wide range of uniforms, specialist weapons and personal equipment, and re-create tactical scenarios. Photos and colour artwork of weapons and specialist equipment. |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 220 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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