Review From Toby Harnden – US Editor, The Daily Telegraph of London

The only way to be able to stop a punch is to first learn how to throw one. Using his skills as an intelligence officer working for the US government for more than a decade, Brett McCrea gets under the skin of terrorist organizations, demonstrating their sinews, bones and muscles combine to produce the punch that is the car bomb in Northern Ireland or the 9/11 attacks.

Review from Steve Emerson, Director – Investigative Project on Terrorism

Those who wish to realize change, good or bad, can choose different weapons.  There are those who choose the pen and there are those who choose the sword.  Brett A. McCrea’s new book analyzes the latter category, focusing on how the figurative sword of terrorism is wielded.

Review from Rob Simmons, Former US Congressman and CIA Case Officer

Although the subject of terrorism has dominated the headlines of the American media since the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001, few if any writers have attempted to make sense of these events in a clear and concise manner until now.

Review from Mike Jefferson, CSM (Retired) US Army Special Forces

Having spent 19 years traveling to over 20 countries as a member of the “Green Berets,” I fully understand the threat facing this nation by Terrorist Organizations.

Review from Lt Col Roy Stanley

[McCrea’s] book is an excellent encapsulation of how terrorist groups operate, prioritize and focus their kinetic and non-kinetic targeting options. He also defines characteristics that will assist readers in understanding the difference between strategically capable groups and those that are more criminal.

Introduction Video

Please click the link below to see the author’s introduction to the book (please be patient).

Thank you for your interest in Those Who Choose the Sword.

http://www.screencast.com/t/ere5wFuTU5z

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Book

Details

Title:	Those Who Choose the Sword: Deciphering Modern Terrorism
Author:	Brett A. McCrea
Publisher:	Infinity Publishing Call 877 BUY BOOK or click here for ordering on-line
Distributor:	Infinity Publishing
Publication Date:	July, 2008
ISBN:	0-7414-4735-5
Number of Pages:	184
Photographs:	11 Black & White photos
Size:	5.5 x 8.5”
Bar Coded:	Yes
Author:	$15.95

Author Biography

Brett A. McCrea worked as an intelligence analyst for the US government for ten years, specializing in terrorism. He has briefed senior government officials, worked with analytical and operational elements of law enforcement, the intelligence community, and the military, and served as a detailee to intelligence agencies in times of crisis. McCrea’s writings have been featured in professional journals and political opinion websites, such as The American Thinker. Mr. McCrea is the President of Redland Analytics LLC, a consulting firm in Southern Delaware. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Wilmington University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in terrorism.

Review from Assistant Chief of Police William Bochter

By way of introduction, I currently serve as the Assistant Chief of Operations for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. I’ve been with the Police Bureau since 1980 and have served as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Sergeant, Commander, Assistant Chief. During my career I have had line and leadership roles in Patrol, Narcotics, Vice, Criminal Intelligence, the Training Academy, SWAT, and Homeland Security.

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I also served, from 1975-2006, in the US Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard in the Security Forces career field. I retired in 2006 as a Chief Master Sergeant, serving as the Manager of the 171^st Security Forces Squadron, in Coraopolis, PA – a suburb of Pittsburgh.

In the introduction to “Those Who Choose the Sword,” author Brett McCrea, writes that he wants to prompt debate and does not purport to have all the answers. That refreshingly candid admission helped to make this reader feel he was being taken on a journey of discovery, alongside the author, rather than simply being lectured by him. In my opinion, too many authors thump their literary chests and shout that they have it all figured out. Brett knows that one of the keys ‘to figuring it out’ is for state and local governments to regularly come together to work on their collective issues without counting on the federal government to supply all the answers and expertise.

Review from Dennis Sevakis at AmericanThinker.com

First, I would like to congratulate Brett McCrea for having written a very interesting, informative and thought provoking book. As he states in the introduction, his purpose is not to provide answers, but rather to instigate thought and discussion about combating terrorist organizations. The details of the well-documented descriptions of what the IRA, Hizballah and al Qa’ida profess and have done are valuable and fascinating in and of themselves. However, at least to me, what McCrea describes is of even greater importance because of its implications regarding the West’s self-destructive adherence to political correctness and diversity. He wisely let his readers experience their own realizations, for in that way they have greater impact while not distracting from the author’s intent.