"Part One of the present book is based on the Guerrilla Reader first published in 1977. Part Two comes from the Terrorism Reader which also appeared in 1977. Part Three, covering more recent developments, appears for the first time in the present edition"--Pref.

Part 1: The Terrorism Reader Section 1: Tyrannicide -- Section 2: Terrorism Old and New -- Section 3: Terrorism in the Twentieth Century -- Section 4: Interpretations of Terrorism -- Part 2. The Guerrilla Reader Section 1: The Age of Small War -- Section 2: Napoleon and After -- Section 3: Partisan Warfare 1860-1938 -- Section 4: Socialism and the Armed Struggle -- Section 5: Guerrilla Doctrine Today -- Part 3. The Origins of Twenty-First Century Terrorism Section 1: Terrorism in the Muslim World -- Section 2: Terrorism-East, West, and South.