Targeted violence : a statistical and tactical analysis of assassinations, contract killings, and kidnappings / Glenn P. McGovern.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Chronology of Attacks -- 2. Global Statistics -- Attacks against Vehicle-Borne Victims -- Attacks against Pedestrian Targets -- European Region -- North America -- Central/South America -- Middle East -- Russia and the Republics -- South Asia -- Asia/Pacific -- Africa -- 3. Attack Methodology -- Booby Trap -- Drive-by -- Improvised Explosive Device -- Lone Gunman -- Kidnapping -- Masked Attacker -- Motorcycle Hit Teams -- Poison -- Ruse -- Snipers -- Edged Weapons -- Suicide Bombers -- Suppressed Weapons -- The Three- to Five-Gunmen Hit Team -- Two-Gunmen Hit Team -- Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device -- Vehicle Intercept -- 4. Attack Locations -- Airport/Aircraft -- Bar/Restaurant -- Entering/Exiting a Vehicle -- Frequented Locations -- Hotels -- In Transit -- Traffic and Intersections -- Office -- Public Event -- Residences -- 5. Methods of Operation -- Abu Nidal Organization -- ASALA -- Contract Killers -- Colombian Drug Cartels -- Euskadi ta Askatasuna (Basque Fatherland and Liberty) -- Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia -- Government Hits -- Hizbollah -- Irish Republican Army/Provisional Irish Republican Army -- Islamic Extremists -- Italian Mafia Organizations -- Tamil Tigers -- Mexican Drug Cartels -- November 17 Organization -- Red Army Faction -- Red Brigades -- 6. Victimology -- Activists/Dissidents -- City/Town Councilors -- Clergy -- Corporate Executives -- Diplomats -- Embassy Staffers -- Federal Government Officials -- Government Ministers -- Governors/Prefects -- Intelligence Agents -- Judges -- Law Enforcement -- Lawmakers -- Mayors -- Military -- Candidates for President/Prime Minister -- Prosecutors -- World Leaders -- Protective Details -- 7. Case Studies of Attacks on Motorcades -- Pierre Gemayel: November 21, 2006, Tuesday, Beirut, Lebanon -- Rafik Hariri: February 14,2005, Monday, 1255, Beirut, Lebanon -- Jose Lombardero: October 30, 2000, Monday, 0915, Madrid, Spain -- Stephen Saunders: June 8, 2000, Thursday, 0715 (approximately), Athens, Greece -- Neelan Tiruchelvam: July 29, 1999, Thursday, 0915, Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Giovanni Falcone: May 23, 1992, Saturday, 1800 (approximately), Palermo, Sicily -- Alfred Herrhausen: November 30, 1989, Thursday, 0830, Frankfurt, West Germany -- Maurice Gibson: April 25, 1987, Saturday, 0830 (approximately), Killen, County Armagh, Ireland -- Leamon Hunt: February 15, 1984, Wednesday, 1845, Rome, Italy -- Carlo Chiesa: September 3,1982, Friday, 2125 (approximately), Palermo, Sicily -- Boris Goldman: April 12,2004, Monday, 2000, Moscow, Russia -- Nihat Erim: July 19, 1980, Saturday, 1050, Istanbul, Turkey -- Airey Neave: March 30, 1979, Friday, London, England -- Francisco Jose Guerrero: November 28, 1989, Tuesday, 0940, San Salvador, El Salvador -- Siegfried Buback: April 7, 1977, Thursday, 0900 (approximately), Karlsruhe, Germany -- Luis Carrero Blanco: December 20, 1973, Thursday, 0950 (approximately), Madrid, Spain -- Aida Moro: March 16, 1978, Thursday, 0900 (approximately), Rome, Italy -- 8. Case Studies of Attacks on Pedestrians -- Edgar Gomez: May 8, 2008, Thursday, 0230, Mexico City, Mexico -- Lakshman Kadirgamar: August 12,2005, Friday, 2300, Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Andrei Kozlov: September 13, 2006, Wednesday, 2100, Moscow, Russia -- Edward Lampert: January 10,2003, Friday, 1930, Greenwich, Connecticut -- Antonio Esposito: June 21, 1978, Wednesday, 0834, Genoa, Italy -- Zoran Djindjic: March 12,2003, Wednesday, 1230, Belgrade, Serbia -- Lawrence Foley: October 28, 2002, Monday, 0720, Amman, Jordan -- Wilhelmus Fortyun: May 6, 2002, Monday, Daylight Hours, Hilversum, The Netherlands -- Rehavam Ze'evi; October 17, 2001, Wednesday, 0630 (approximately), Jerusalem, Israel -- Fred Capps: June 5, 2000, Monday, 0550 (approximately), Burkesville, Kentucky -- Rajiv Ghandi: May 21, 1991, Tuesday, 2220, Srierumbudur, India -- Sidney Reso: April 28, 1992, Tuesday Morning, New Jersey -- Fathi Shqaqi: October 26, 1995, Thursday Morning, Sliema, Malta -- Umaru Dikko: July 5, 1984, Tuesday, 1200 (approx), London, United Kingdom -- Georgi Markov: September 7, 1978, Thursday, 1330, London, United Kingdom -- Margaret Thatcher: October 12, 1984, Friday, 0254, Brighton. United Kingdom -- Barnett Slepian: October 23, 1998, Friday, 2200, East Amherst, New York.

"Drawn from case examples of incidents from around the world, Targeted Violence: A Statistical and Tactical Analysis of Assassinations, Contract Killings, and Kidnappings is the most complete resource of information on the attack methodologies, tactics used, and groups responsible for targeted killings and kidnappings. The author, a former SWAT and JTTF team member - whose experience includes providing protection to diplomats, high-ranking military personnel, prosecutors, and organized crime informants - presents a wealth of global statistics on assassinations, contract killings, and kidnappings that have occurred from 1950 to the present." "Leaving no stone unturned, the text breaks down the various incidents of targeted violence by region, country, month, day of the week, and time of day. It reports on likely locations for each type of attack, success rates, who is likely to initiate the attacks, and who they are most likely to target. The book's easy-to-follow format allows readers, experienced or not in personal protective work, to determine the types of attacks known to have occurred in any region." "This complete reference includes 35 case studies that examine attacks on motorcades and pedestrians dating back to 1973 - highlighting the lessons to be learned from each example. It analyzes the modus operandi of individual assailants and groups in order to determine commonalities between targeted victims and why certain groups tend to target a specific type of individual. The text concludes with a chapter on victimology."--BOOK JACKET.