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| Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America's Schools | 
 enlarge | Author: John Giduck
Publisher: Archangel Group
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 24843
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 392
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0976775301
Dewey Decimal Number: 947.52
EAN: 9780976775300
ASIN: 0976775301
Publication Date: March 2005
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Warrior November 4, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I obtained a copy of John Giduck's book "Terror in Beslan" at a law enforcement conference where I heard Lt. Col. Grossman speak. As a law enforcement officer who was instrumental in putting together our department's "Active Shooter" program, I was interested in this reading. Upon beginning to read this book I was taken by the vivid descriptions in the book from the beginning where he described the lonely soldier returning to his home after the incident to the actual incident itself. As a trainer I was especially interested in the sections on what we can do to prepare for such an incident here in the United States. I have incorporated this book in both programs I instruct for our law enforcement officers, as well as a program I have developed which is aimed at the target audience of school administrators and teachers. I cannot say enough about how interesting Mr. Giduck keeps the reader throughout the entire book. Mr. Grossman was correct when he suggested this book. I would rate this book as one that every law enforcement officer as well as every school administrator must read. Other books that rate along side this one is Lt. Col. Grossman's "On Killing, On Combat, and Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill," Christain Lorenson's book "Warriors," and the book "Killing Zone." I would be very interested in attending one of Mr. Giduck's seminars where he speaks about Beslan. Bookstores everywhere should make this book "Terror at Beslan" available on their shelves. This way, not only would law enforcement have access, but so too would those in the field of education. I highly recommend this book!
A must read for local law enforcement November 25, 2005
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is the story of an event almost too horrible to imagine. John Giduck has the credentials to write this book - he is not only a former Special forces soldier and expert on Russian history and culture, but he was on the ground in Beslan within hours of the assault. His book describes in great detail everything from the terrorist plan to the aftermath. Perhaps most valuable are the sections devoted to the minute by minute review of the assault. It is a story of great herrorism, bureaucratic ineptitude, and utmost savagery. Anyone in law enforcement will draw many lessons from this book. And we need to study this event in detail...there is nothing about Beslan that could not happen in any town or city in our country. That should give us pause.
Must-read of the Year - Parents, Especially!! July 9, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
If you are in law enforcement or the military, this book is required reading, and the follow-on counter-terrorism training should be made mandatory. If you are in law, politics or the media, this book is a must-read, and a follow-up educational seminar should be required since you'll likely not get it the first time around. But most importantly, if you are the parent of school-age children, you cannot let the new school year start before studying this book and fully absorbing its contents.
My online review of this book (published at euphoricreality dot com), Terror at Beslan, is thorough and, as such, lengthy. I implore you to focus, pay attention, and read this book thoroughly. Do not put it off until later. It has everything to do with your most precious possessions: your children and your grandchildren.
Terror at Beslan is a handbook for saving lives, and it could one day be your own child that is saved by the knowledgable precepts found in its pages. Mothers, pay special heed - and you'll know exactly why when you get to the end of the book. Parents, listen: your children are targets and it is only you who can force the powers-that-be to protect them.
Our open, care-free society will not tolerate the preparations required (as laid out in this book) if they are proposed by government or law enforcement. The changes and precautions must be driven from the grassroots UP. That means PARENTS have to be the driving force.
It is imperative that we fully understand the nature of the threat so that we can begin to prepare. The more we prepare now, the fewer lives will be lost when the assault occurs.
Because if we fail to plan, then we plan to fail - and too many lives will be lost as a result. Beslan will happen here - and who among us is willing to pay that price? Not I.
Parents & law enforcement must read this book September 6, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Terror at Beslan by John Giduck is an absolute must read by anyone who has a child in school and by anyone who is in law enforcement that may need to respond to such an incident. This book is heart wrenching and difficult to read but this must not prevent you from gaining the needed knowledge that this book provides.
I recently attended a training by John Giduck on the Beslan school seige. After attending this training it is apparent that tough questions must be asked and the answers are not easy. For example:
- As a parent do you know what your child's school safety plan is?
- As a law enforcement officer are you willing to shoot a child that is being held as a human shield while the hostage taking terrorist is pointing a gun at you?
We live in a world where terrorists target the weak: children, women, elderly, etc. Law enforcement must be able to respond appropriately. America is a society where if one child is killed in such a seize the public views the police response as a failure. The media will have a feeding frenzy. The reality is that the terrorists will hold children as human shields. This is a difficult and terrible situation to be in as a first responder. We are no longer afforded the opportunity of hoping for the best as we stick our head in the sand. Law enforcement must address this issue now and have clear direction by the highest levels of administration on what an acceptable response will be when this incident happens in the U.S.
Terrorism is about fear. A Beslan type seize is very possible, maybe even probable, in America. Law enforcement must be able to do their jobs, an extremely difficult job, without the fear of civil litigation. It is time to face reality for what it is and pull our heads out of the sand.
As the saying goes: Proper planning prevents poor performance.
America Beware! August 22, 2005
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Lest We Forget!
9/11 is an all too horrific reminder of what other innocent citizens of the world endure at the hands of terrorists.
Having been kidnapped in 1992 by early Al qeada operatives, I know only too well how the families of these victims feel.
John Giduck has written a sad and all too familiar account of an incident which should never have occurred.
-Yvonne Bornstein, Author, "Eleven Days of Hell - My True Story Of Kidnapping, Terror, Torture and Historic FBI and KGB Rescue"
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