Surviving Terrorism: Recognition and Response Guide to CBRNE Attack – Now Available!

My original Surviving Terrorism handbook has been revised and expanded to include new sections on:

• Radiological isotopes which may be used in a radiological dispersal device (RDD)
• Explosives
• Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), and large vehicle-borne explosive devices (LVBIEDs)
• Thermobarics (TBX) and fuel-air explosives (FAE)

Altogether, I have added 150 pages of new material to help both civilians and first responders identify and respond to CBRNE incidents.  My handbook is a vital information resource for homes, schools, first responders, and any public or government office buildings in need of instant recognition of possible terrorist attack using weapons of mass destruction.

Surviving Terrorism:  Recognition and Response Guide to CBRNE Attack (ISBN:  978-0-578-07227-2) is available for purchase through the author:  trinity.oak@prodigy.net.  Credit card purchases may be made through Gowen Collectible Books on ABE Books (secure site):  http://www.abebooks.com.  Price per copy is $29.95 plus shipping and handling.  Large orders will receive a discount (please inquire for details).  Available formats:  hard copy, eBook, Kindle, and PDF.

Reviews for Surviving Terrorism:  Recognition and Response Guide to CBRNE Attack:

“Alex Gowen has put together an invaluable resource for first responders with, “SURVIVING TERRORISM; RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE GUIDE TO CBRNE ATTACK,” Revised Edition.  Cops on the beat, SWAT teams, firemen, EMTs, and other such personnel will find this book highly informative and necessary to have as part of the department’s kit.  Gowen describes specifics about chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives materials (CBRNE) – what they look like, where they come from, and the harm they cause.  He also covers immediate courses of action to take regarding personal protection and initial consequence management.  He relies on Federal and other technical sources for his information, and he formats most of it in easy-to-read charts and bullet points.  No long essays here – this book is a tool for action.  Gowen’s book is also a useful source to help formulate more in depth WMD crisis management plans.”

*These comments are personal opinions and do not represent the views of DoD and its components.

Jeff Moore, Asst Professor of the War and Conflict Studies Dept at National Defense University; Virginia DCJS Certified Personal Protection Specialist; and author of Spies for Nimitz.

SURVIVING TERRORISM: RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE GUIDE TO CBRNE ATTACK – Revised, Updated Edition.  Revised edition, self-published, 2010.  Printed edition is spiral bound, tabbed for easy field use, 361pp. eBook, Kindle, iBook or Nook editions must be ordered through appropriate online seller.  To order bound, printed editions: check/MO to Alex Gowen, PO Box 17171, Raleigh, NC 27609; www.survivingterrorism.wordpress.com; Credit card orders via Gowen Militaria at www.gowenmilitaria.com Also available from ABE Books [www.abebooks.com]

In 2003, when we reviewed this spiral-bound, highly-recommended handbook on ways to survive CBRNE [CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR AND EXPLOSIVE] events, it was judged an important addition to a home or office library.  That recommendation has changed with this newly revised 2010 edition.  As CBRNE grows in likelihood as terrorist threats increase, a copy of this revised guide is important to have at-the-ready – at home and the workplace – but best, by your side, when minutes count.  So we recommend the Kindle, iBook or eBook edition.  It is then available to use the emergency numbers [if phones are still working], or to consult the carefully outlined steps to remember “before,” “during,” or “after” an attack. Categories for each WMD substance includes: color, odor, onset of action; personal protection; signs and symptoms; Incubation period; how spread; how transmitted; duration of illness; death rate; how manufactured; where it is naturally found; mode of action; and treatment options.  Includes much new material on wide variety of IEDs, viruses, and other new variants.  While some of this material could be located on the Internet, the convenience and clean organization of having it all in one volume – again, preferably on your smartphone or close at-hand at the office or home library – makes this an important addition to law enforcement, first responder, and personal/family survival reference collections.  And, after some WMD incidents, the internet (cellphones, modems, and other devices or networks) might be unavailable.  That paper edition, or the eBook you have with you, could be a crucial life saver.  [Mr.] Gowen is an AFIO Academic Associate member.

Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)

“Mr Gowen’s comprehensive accumulation of intelligence should be a part of everyone’s post 9/11 library.  This book is a concise, direct to-the-point collection of information and quite an eye opener to what is available and used by terrorists in the world today.”

Shawn Colwell, RN, CNOR

“Surviving Terrorism is an excellent source for the fire service.   The plain and simple format in which it is presented makes this book user-friendly for field and on-scene applications.   The information provided is to the point, including definitions and the main content.”

Chief Sidney Perry, Zebulon Fire Department, Zebulon, NC

 

“Alexander Gowen’s Surviving Terrorism is a significantly detailed and well-organized quick reference guide for the first responder to atypical emergencies involving biological, chemical or radiological incidents.  Responders can very quickly locate specific information to help guide them to carry out their responsibilities in such emergencies.”

Bart Lineback, Emergency Medical Science Head, Wake Technical Community College, Health Sciences Campus, Raleigh, NC