Terrorism, terrorists and "The War on Terror" in local, national and international news on a daily basis. Yet to what degree do we really understand what terrorism is and what terrorists really want? Well, the library's print and electronic collections contain plenty of informative material.

Books to take home
What terrorists want : understanding the enemy, containing the threat / Louise Richardson.
Knowing the enemy : jihadist ideology and the War on Terror / Mary R. Habeck.
Perfect soldiers : the hijackers : who they were, why they did it / Terry McDermott.
Dying to win : the strategic logic of suicide terrorism / Robert A. Pape.

Reference Books
Terrorism: a documentary and reference guide
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism

Government Documents
Country reports on terrorism 2005

Articles in Library Databses
"The New Boys of Terror" by Ajami Fouad
U.S. News & World Report; 10/9/2006, Vol. 141 Issue 13, p33-33, 1p, 2c
Available in the Library's EBSCO database.