??A learned and erudite book. Burleigh seamlessly synthesizes vast amounts of historical material and provides often riveting accounts of terrorist atrocities and the literary and political environments where they took place. . . . Thoughtful and nuanced. . . . An exceptional synthesis. ? ?? The New York Times Book Review
??Burleigh has said that a new book about terrorism is published every nine hours. Judging by his own work on the subject, he has read all the others. ? ?? The Boston Globe
From one of our most respected historians, Michael Burleigh (The Third Reich: A New History), comes a fascinating and provocative study of terrorism, from revolutionary Europe to today ??s Islamic jihadists.