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The Op-Center's crack team of crisis management operatives uncovers a harrowing power play that threatens American defense and intelligence.

Describes the background and context of America's homeland security using information from the three basic parts of the system: intelligence, law enforcement, and funding.

Presents a collection of essays, using primary and secondary documents, that examine the contemporary issues of national security in the United States from various perspectives. Includes bibliography and index.

Contains twenty-six essays that provide a range of perspectives on the issue of national security, discussing the threats to national security, the U.S. response to terrorism, ways to enhance national security, and whether a stronger national security threatens civil liberties.

Using data from various branches of the U.S. government and from major independent polling organizations, this book discusses the formation of the Department of Homeland Security, the increased security measures at airports, the enactment of the Patriot Act of 2001, and much more.

An overview of the U.S.'s security efforts in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which discusses transportation safeguards, protection against biological and chemical weapon attacks, racial profiling, the Patriot Act, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Looks at the history of homeland defense in the United States and changes that were made after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, especially the development of the Office of Homeland Security.

Contains fifteen essays in which the authors debate issues of national security, discussing the restriction of civil liberties, immigration control, the prosecution of terrorists, missile defense, and other topics.

Describes the battles that took place at six different forts during the Civil War.