{"product_id":"9781472825285","title":"European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972-2017","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144415428848,"sku":"9781472825285","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472825285_p0.jpg?v=1763599203","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472825285","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}