Chapter 19 Terrorist Tactics & Counter Tactics, and Bombs, Ambushes and Other Terrorists' Weapons TERRORISM, Its Goals, Its Targets, Its Methods, by Michael Connor. What makes a terrorist behave as he does? Why does he pick the targets he does? Where does he get financial and technological assistance to carry out his mission? Anti-terrorist consultant Michael Connor provides the answers to these questions and others, and gives you insight into the ideologies of dozens of terrorist groups around the world. Personal protection measures you can take to minimize your risk of becoming a target are also detailed in this book. Should all else fail and you are at a terrorist's mercy, Connor tells you what to do if you're on a hijacked aircraft or receive a mail bomb, as well as actions you SHOULD and should NOT take in a hostage situation. 5.5 X 8.5, hardcover, appendices, index, 272 pp, $20 (TER)(617) YOU'RE THE TARGET, Coping with Terror and Crime, by Theodore G. Shackles, Robert L. Oatman, and Richard A. Finney. Here's what the experts on terrorism and crime are saying about this book: "... its is, flat out, the best and most concise discussion of terrorism, crime and the specifics of personal and corporate security I've ever run across. The lessons outlined in this book are as applicable to the urban crime problem as they are to terrorism. It should be part of every law enforcement library." 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, 172 pp, $10 (TARGET)(2012) LIVING IN TROUBLED LANDS, Beating the Terrorist Threat Overseas, by Patrick Collins. Americans living and travelling overseas have once again become prime targets of random violence. This guide to staying out of danger and reducing your vulnerability was written by a former CIA officer who planned and implemented security programs for Americans stationed abroad. The tactics he presents have been tested and proven effective in some of the most dangerous areas in the world. Find out how to create a very simple, but practical and straightforward personal security program that is easy to implement and does not entail huge investments. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, 192 pp, $15 (LIVING)(953) GETAWAY, Driving Techniques for Escape and Evasion, by Ronald G. Eriksen. The majority of terrorist attacks, other than bombing and hijacking aircraft, are often in the form of vehicle ambushes in lonely places - especially if they want to take prisoners. In such an unpleasant situation, you need to know what to do and how to do it very fast and efficiently. This book, written by a veteran high-performance driver, teaches everything you need to know about escape and evasion techniques with vehicles. This book covers cornering, right-angle turns, S-turns, the "bootlegger's" turn, the "moonshiner's" turn and others. Ramming procedures and tactics for dealing with double-vehicle blockades are illustrated. Chapters include how to detect surveillance and how to elude a tail. If you live or travel in muslim territory, especially in or around the far-East trouble spots, this information may be more important than your passport! (It may come in handy at other times too, depending on what you do for a living.) 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illus, 44 pp, $7 (GETAWAY)(2013) SPECIAL REACTION TEAMS, Selecting, Training, and Equipping Elite Counter- terrorist Units. Special Reaction Teams are the U.S. Army's front-line strike force against terrorism, sniper incidents, hostage situations and other special threats. Little information has been made public on this military unit until now. Learn what they are required to do, and how they do it. This book has the complete details of their dangerous job, including the difference between deliberate and dynamic building-clearing operations, the overriding concern during a situation involving a nuclear weapon, how to move through urban terrain as a team, and a lot more. 8.5 X 11, softcover, 74 pp, $12 (REACT)(878) THE RESCUERS, The World's Top Anti-Terrorist Units, by Leroy Thompson. Back by popular demand, THE RESCUERS is an inside look at the training, operations, weapons and equipment of the units of more than 50 countries. The author covers such crack units as West Germany's GSG-9, Britain's SAS, France's GIGN and the U.S. Delta Force, as well as the lesser-known units of other nations. Five classic examples of actual rescues bring to life a unit's anti-terrorist tactics and planning. Also included is an unbiased rating of the world's top ten Hostage Rescue Units. This volume is a comprehensive analysis of all HRU's worldwide. If you plan on joining or forming such a unit, this is an excellent reference manual. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, glossary, index, 254 pp, $20 (RESC)(1026) BY WAY OF DECEPTION, by Victor Ostrovsky & Clair Hoy This book describes the shocking scope and depth of the Mossad's influence, disclosing how Jewish communities in the U.S., Europe, and South America are armed and trained by the organizations in secret "self defense" units, and how Mossad agents facilitate the drug trade in order to pay the enormous costs of its far-flung, clandestine operation. And it portrays a network that has grown dangerously out of control, as internal squabbles have led to the escape of terrorists and the pursuit of "policies" completely at odds with the interests of the State of Israel. In chilling detail, Ostrovsky asserts that the Mossad refused to share critical knowledge of a planned suicide mission in Beirut, leading to the death of hundreds of U.S. Marines and French troops. He tells how they tracked Yasser Arafat by recruiting his driver and bodyguard; how they withheld information on the whereabouts of American hostages, paving the way for the Iran-Contra scandal; and how their intervention into secret U.N. negotiations led to the sudden resignation of Ambassador Andrew Young and the downfall of his career. This book is the explosive chronicle of the author's experiences in the Mossad, and of two decades of their frightening and often ruthless covert activities around the world. Penetrating far deeper than "Every Spy a Prince" it is an insider's account of Mossad tactics and exploits. Victor Ostrovsky became disenchanted with the Mossad and resigned. This book tells you why; about the Mossad's greed for power, lust, and total lack of respect for human life. It also tells about the Mossad's assassination teams, how they operate, the weapons and tactics they use. If you wanted the real facts and details of the Mossad, this book tells all. Softcover, about 350 pages, $6 (MOSSAD)(4999) TERRORISTS' AMMUNITION - BOOBY TRAPS! Law enforcement personnel should learn all of the nasty tricks of the terrorists's trade for their own safety, as well as to become more knowledgeable on these topics: Knowing how to make explosive devices can also provide the knowledge to recognize, handle, safely defuse or detonate them. That's why I decided to include ALL of the controversial books and videos in this catalog. Here's your chance to learn what chemicals and devices to look for (and what to look out for) when you're making an investigation or a bust of a known or suspected terrorist. * * * * * * MARIJUANA FIELD BOOBY TRAPS, The Police Guide to Lethal Explosive Devices. Drug dealers are notorious for their ruthlessness and greed, and this manual forcefully demonstrates the deadly length they will go to protect their illegal drug labs and marijuana fields. Scores of clear illustrations depict lethal improvised explosive booby traps discovered by law enforcement officers during raids and busts. See how military-style firing devices, anti-personnel mines, grenades, fire bombs, rockets and other booby traps have been rigged along trails and behind doors to harm unwanted intruders. 8.5 X 11, illust., 48 pp, $10. (MARI)(1036) BOMB SQUAD - Defining and Defusing Terrorists Explosives. This book teaches you how terrorists assassinate by explosives. The author has more than 15 year's experience with U.S. government agencies, as well as hands-on experience in Lebanon, Israel and Turkey and with INTERPOL. Learn how to spot disguised flashlights, books, posters, cassette players and even cigarettes that are rigged to blow up on command. Find out how to identify the 35 most common explosives in the Middle East, including the latest car and mailbox bombs, improvised mortars and more. 5.5 X 8.5, illust, 48 pp, $8 (SQUAD)(876) ROBOT WARRIORS, The Mechanics of Boobytrapping, by Lyle Whitney. This book will teach you how the pros construct, install, use and DETECT all types of booby traps, from sophisticated models to easily constructed devices made from everyday household items. Covers hitting a target, payloads, rigging, concealment, triggering, construction techniques and safety measures to be taken. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, illus, 208 pp, $17 (ROBOT)(3021) INCENDIARIES - Advanced Improvised Explosives, by Seymour Lecker Fire has a long history of use by terrorists and saboteurs. Here, Seymour Lecker details the employment of widely used, relatively inexpensive industrial chemicals that burn with intense heat. 5.5 X 8.5, illust., 64 pp, $10 (INCEN)(756) IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVES - How to Make Your Own. By Seymour Lecker. From a former top explosives expert with the Israel Army, an all-new contribution to the literature - a how-to manual that goes right to the point. Ten simple but powerful formulas for explosives and incendiaries give you the necessary information to construct actual bombs, booby traps and mines. Learn how to obtain or make all the necessary chemicals or acceptable substitutes. Various fuses, detonators and chemical and electrical timers are covered, as are pipe bombs, plastic bottle bombs, jerry can bombs and tamper-proof bombs. With ease, you can construct such devices as a package bomb, booby- trapped door, auto trap, sound-detonated bomb or pressure mine, to name just a few. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illus. 80 pp $10 (IMP)(484) DEATHTRAP! Improvised Booby-Trap Devices. By Jo Jo Gonzales. Creating effective booby traps is part art, part science, requiring a devious imagination, a delicate touch and a solid knowledge of explosive devices. In this complete guide to the tricks of the booby-trapper's trade, Jo Jo Gonzales presents an arsenal of devices that can be created from commonly available materials, each modified to contain a nasty surprise. Learn how to rig a booby-trapped alarm clock, flashlight, door latch, sink, telephone, tape deck and more. A concise treatment of principles and applications, clear descriptions or more than sixty devices, and detailed illustrations and schematic diagrams make this an invaluable collection for Special Forces personnel, security professionals, and CrimeFighters. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illus, 176 pp, $15 (DT)(824) DEATH BY DECEPTION, Advanced Improvised Booby Traps, by Jo Jo Gonzales. In this sequel to his popular book DEATHTRAP!, the author further reveals a frightening new array of improvised booby-trap designs. Detailed instructions and schematic diagrams show how these death-dealing devices can be constructed from such outwardly innocent objects as computer modems, hand-held radios, toilet-paper dispensers, shower heads, talking teddy bears and traffic cones, and how they typically deployed. Contract military personnel and Special Forces team members will find this to be a invaluable resource. And so will the potential civilian target who recognizes that a familiarity with the guises under which terrorist improvised explosive devices may be found might, someday, save his life. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illus, 120 pp, $14 (DD)(1010) THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK, by William Powell This book is a shocking, provocative how-to book written in an era when "turn on, burn down, blow up" were revolutionary slogans of the day. The author considers this a SURVIVAL guide and gives detailed advice concerning electronics, sabotage and surveillance, with data on everything from bugs to scramblers. He also provides explicit information on the uses and effects of drugs, ranging from pot to heroin! One comprehensive chapter covers natural, non-lethal and lethal weapons, from cattle prods to submachine guns. The section on explosives and booby traps gives complete information on everything from TNT to whistle traps. More than one hundred drawings supplement the recipes in THE ANARCHIST HANDBOOK. 8.5 X 11", illus, 160 pp $22 (A.CB)(3022) THE ANARCHIST ARSENAL - Improvised Incendiary and Explosive Techniques By David Harber. This book offers a fresh approach to explosives books, taking up where most manuals leave off. The author, a former military explosives specialist, has read all the others; he wrote this book to fill in the gaps. Many of the innovative devices and techniques in this book have never been seen in print. You'll find detailed instruction, diagrams and formulas on construction and installation of advanced and improvised explosives, including Semtex, C-4, land mines, FAES, syringe fuses, car bombs, contact explosives and many more. And you'll get an inside look at the deadly world of terrorism and COUNTERTERRORISM, including actual glimpses of the IRA, PLO, SAS, Mossad and ETA in action. 5.5 X 8.5, illust., 112 pp, $12. (ARSEN)(917) THE ADVANCED ANARCHIST ARSENAL - Recipes for Improvised Incendiaries and Explosives. By David Harber. Military explosives expert David Harber takes up where he left off with THE ANARCHIST ARSENAL with a bumper crop of on new and unusual improvised incendiaries and explosives. Here are diagrams and recipes for high explosives such as gelled nitromethane, ANFO+, nipolit and one so new it has no name when the book went to press. You'll get the goods on exotic weapons such as the baby-bottle bomb, the Rhodesian knock-knock, the IRA truck mortar used in the 1991 assassination attempt on the British PM and one of the most advanced forms of fuel-air explosives, the mothball bomb. Plus you'll get in-depth in-depth information on military mining, structural demolitions and in-the-field explosives recycling. 5.5 X 8.5, illustr. 96 pp, $15 (AAA)(974) IMPROVISED LAND MINES - Their Employment and Destructive Capabilities, by David Harber From the best-selling author of the ANARCHIST ARSENAL series comes this comprehensive study of land mines. It includes instructions and illustrations for dozens of antitank and antipersonnel mines, from the tiny DH-3 used by the Vietcong to the massive Soviet MON-22. Find out how to make and deploy claymores, fragmentation mines, flying mines, horizontal and vertical-penetration mines, artillery-shell mines, shaped charges and more. Harber's easy-to-follow directions take you through fuzing systems, igniters, explosive fillers and mine-laying techniques, as well as how to select the right mine for the job. 5.5 X 8.5, illust., 88 pp, $12 (MINES)(1005) COUNTERBOMB - Protecting Yourself against Car, Mail, and Area-emplaced Bombs, by Lawrence W. Myers. Here is a highly effective approach to addressing the three most common methods of assassination. Drawing on his experience as a counterterrorism specialist and the case files of the FBI Bomb Data Center, U.S. Secret Service and U.S Defense Department, Myers proposes a merciless, controversial tactic: the use of specially rigged security devices that detonate the bomb in the hands of the bomber, killing HIM. Myers stresses other deterrents that, while not as extreme, are also highly effective. He reveals canny countersurveillance techniques that will plant a seed of doubt in the minds of terrorists and criminals as to whether THEY have become the targets in this deadly dance. Psychological profiles of criminal bombers provide a complete picture of this lethal threat. 5.5 X 8.5, illust., 96 pp, $14. (CB)(944) SMART BOMBS - Improvised Sensory Detonation Techniques and Advanced Weapons Systems, by Lawrence W. Myers. SMART BOMBS describes in detail the techniques of some of the most notorious and sophisticated explosives experts in the terrorist world. Written in nontechnical, easy-to-understand terms, this practical field guide not only provides the covert operator with several creative methods for building powerful and effective explosive devices, it also presents advanced design criteria that will significantly reduce the chances of detection and capture. SMART BOMBS will equip intelligence and security professionals and Special Forces personnel to deal with the unpredictable scenario of the 1990's and the elusive enemy to be faced in the next century. 5.5 X 8.5, illust., 112 pp, $12 (SMART)(849) IMPROVISED RADIO DETONATION TECHNIQUES, by Lawrence W. Myers. Radio-controlled detonation of strategically placed explosives is a great way to strike anonymously in an unconventional warfare situation. But UCW operatives often only have the most common items to work with in their area of operations. How to still be devastatingly effective with the simplest of tools? This manual outlines how the following common consumer electronic devices can be modified to work as radio-controlled detonation devices: * cordless electronic Touch Tone phones * citizens band radio transceivers * children's toy walkie-talkies * radio paging systems * cellular mobile telephones Construction and deployment of radio-controlled detonation equipment without the use of special tools or sophisticated electronic skills is possible. Here's how it's done. 5.5 X 8.5, illust., 80 pp, $10 (RADIO)(735) FEDERAL BOMB INTELLIGENCE - U.S. Government Guide to Terrorist Explosives. This book reveals 35 of the most notorious explosive devices that have actually been built and/or used by international terrorists. These bulletins have been circulated to EOD specialists tasked with preventing the use of bombs against the U.S. government and its citizens and property. Detailed, nontechnical information and schematics show package bombs received by U.S. embassies; the latest car bombs used in Canada, Puerto Rico and elsewhere; the super sophisticated Lake Tahoe bomb (with its 34 switches and leveling bubbles for stability); and much more. Much of this information has never been seen outside of restricted circles! 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illust, 168 pp, $20 (FED)(978) THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND, by Kurt Saxon This is Kurt Saxon's classic and notorious work on improvised mayhem! Get your hands on practical paramilitary information as developed and used by various dissident and radical groups. Homemade poisons, explosives and improvised firearms are covered. Also included are reprints of the following books: Arson by Electronics; Fireworks and Explosives Like Granddad Used to Make; Pyrotechny; and Explosives, Matches and Fireworks. A truly informative book by one of America's most infamous authors. (Banned in Canada!) 8.5 X 11", illust., 477 pp, $22 (PMJB)(144) EOD IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVES MANUAL This authoritative insider's manual is used by a federal law-enforcement agency to train its agents in the recognition, composition and handling of improvised explosive devices and the various fuzes used to set them off. Learn how criminals and terrorists set up ingenious devices from such common materials as clothespins, hacksaw blades and ice cubes, mousetraps and surgical tubing. Get the details on light-sensitive devices, radio- controlled explosives, timers, "poor man's C-4," improvised incendiary mixtures and more. This manual also provides examples of actual explosive devices that have been discovered and disarmed by EOD personnel, schematic drawings and class notes from a student who took the course. 8.5 X 11, softcover, illustr. 88 pp, $14 (EOD)(890) EXPEDIENT HAND GRENADES, by G. Dmitrieff Almost anyone can no master the art of constructing an effective hand grenade. One of America's leading ordnance designers makes it simple with easily understood instructions that describe the equipment and methods needed to make two optimum models: the fragmentation and incendiary grenades. Make grenades as safe and effective as those now used by military forces around the world. Types of delays, explosive charges, detonators and more are detailed. 8.5 X 11, illust., appendices, 72 pp, $12 (GREN)(470) BOOBY TRAPS A treasure trove of info for the professional soldier or police demolition specialist, FM 5-31 covers U.S., Japanese, German, British, Soviet, Chinese and Korean booby-trap methods, materials, devices and ammunition items. The finest non-classified handbook in print on this subject. 5.5 X 8.5, index, 132 pp, $8 (BOOBY)(29) VIDEOS (VHS U.S. format only.) THE TACTICAL USE OF EXPLOSIVES: SPLLAT Munitions. Demonstrations of the latest cutting-edge weapons employed in hot terrorist situations highlight this course in the use of SPLLAT (Special Purpose Low- Lethality Anti-Terrorist) munitions. This video details tactical preparation, assault planning and technical instruction in the safe, effective use of these devices. Dramatic filming of on-site, real-time situations allows you to be there as officers storm a simulated hostage situation, guns drawn, behind a sequence of disorienting explosions. From doors blasted from their hinges with ceramic slugs to dazzling bursts of Starflash rounds, you'll experience it all! Color, approx 60 min. $59.95 (SPLLAT)(816) DEATHTRAP! The Video. There is no better (and safer) way to learn about improvised explosive booby traps used by international terrorists than to watch live, on-camera demonstrations of their construction, deployment and detonation. This rare video is a chilling seminar is just that - how terrorists modify innocent everyday items to conceal insidious explosive booby traps designed for maximum shock and lethality. This tape shows ingeniously disguised devices made out of books, music cassettes, mugs, portable tape players, foot powder cans, alarm clocks, videocassettes, mousetraps and more, all triggered by simple electrical, chemical or mechanical means. If you are a government employee living in a troubled land, a soldier entering a recently liberated contested area or a security specialist who wants to stay on top of his field, this frightening but enlightening video may save your life! Color, approx. 35 minutes, $30 (DTV)(1021) TERRORIST WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES. A fascinating glimpse into the gruesome world of international terrorism, this is the ACTUAL tape used by a federal agency to train its agents on automatic weapons and explosives favored by terrorists worldwide. The first half of the video presents hands-on instruction in the use of U.S., Soviet and Third World automatic rifles and machine pistols, featuring side-by- side comparisons of exotic terrorist firearms. The second part covers the construction and detonation of high-explosive devices used by terrorists, including Molotov cocktails, homemade Claymore mines, pipe bombs and letter bombs. Nonstop action from start to finish. Color, 45 minutes, $30 (TWE)(884) ARRIVE ALIVE, Tony Scotti's Complete Counterambush-Antiterrorism Driving Course. This action-packed video is a crash course (no pun intended) in recognizing and escaping ambushes, assassination attempts and other problem situations on the road before they become deadly emergencies. The instruction is the best: with clients in 23 countries on five continents, Tony Scotti's School of Defensive Driving is recognized as the world's top high-speed evasive driving school. Dramatic footage shot from perspectives outside and within the vehicle clearly demonstrates how to perform the J-turn, the bootlegger's turn, hard braking, and single- and multiple-car ramming. Actual assassinations of the past are analyzed for what the victims did wrong and how the killers exploited weaknesses in security. Learn from their mistakes. A valuable training tool for police, bodyguards, chauffeurs or anyone who wants to have an edge in a crisis situation. Color, 58 minutes, $60 (ARRIVE)(965) F9 for Next Chapter