'' Terrorist Recognition Handbook '' received two separate book reviews in the academic journal '' Perspectives on Terrorism '' . The journal placed the book on its " Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism " . Its second review of the book wrote that the '' Terrorist Recognition Handbook '' " provides a comprehensive and detailed treatment of terrorism and counter-terrorism . " A review published by '' RSA Conference '' called it " required reading " , and " a must-read for anyone tasked with or interested in anti-terrorism activities . " '' Midwest Book Review '' rated it " highly recommended for those in charge of security and community library military collections . " Malcolm Nance is a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer in naval cryptology . He garnered expertise within the fields of intelligence and counterterrorism . He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years , from 1981 – 2001 . Nance was an interpreter for Russian , and began working in the intelligence field through research into the history of the Soviet Union and its spying agency the KGB . He devoted years of research to analyzing Middle East terrorism and sovereign nations with ties to Russia . He graduated from New York 's Excelsior College with a degree in Arabic . Nance took part in combat operations which occurred after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings , was involved with the 1986 United States bombing of Libya , served on USS '' Wainwright '' during Operation Praying Mantis and participated in the sinking of Iranian missile boat '' Joshan '' , served on USS '' Tripoli '' during the Gulf War , and assisted during a Banja Luka , Bosnia air strike . After retiring from military service , Nance founded a consulting company based in Georgetown , Washington , D.C. where he provided advising services to United States Special Operations Command . During the September 11 attacks , Nance personally witnessed American Airlines Flight 77 crash into The Pentagon and he assisted in rescue operations at the impact site . He created a training center called the Advanced Terrorism , Abduction and Hostage Survival School . Nance manages a think tank analyzing counterterrorism called " Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy , Tactics and Radical Ideologies " , consisting of Central Intelligence Agency and military intelligence officers with direct prior field experience . Nance is a member of the board of directors for the International Spy Museum in Washington , D.C. Nance 's books on counter-terrorism include : '' The Terrorists of Iraq '' , '' An End to al-Qaeda '' , '' The Plot to Hack America '' , '' Defeating ISIS '' , and '' Hacking ISIS ''
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