{"product_id":"european-counter-terrorist-units-1972-17","title":"European Counter Terrorist Units 1972-17","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57340511289726,"sku":"NW9781472825278","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472825278.jpg?v=1778698827","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/european-counter-terrorist-units-1972-17","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}