Carlos the Jackal: The Life of the 20th Century's Most Notorious Terrorist

*Includes pictures *Includes Carlos the Jackal's own quotes about his life and terrorism *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Excuse me for taking my time, but I’m a living archive, and most people at my level are dead.” - Carlos the Jackal The history of terrorism as a self-appointed profession can be traced back to the dawn of the human community, and each era claims its own class of celebrities. However, it was in the 20th century in which individual terrorists first gained access to the type of advanced weaponry that could cause mass killings and destroy major public institutions. In the modern age, entire communities and countries can be held hostage to demands based upon the threat of personal or state violence, and playing upon mankind’s greatest fears has risen to a new level of creativity as cultures, religions, and governmental ideologies square off in an ever-shrinking globe. From the early 1970s through