bruce hoffman recounts the three decade-long effort that led to the founding of israel in an anonymous soldiers. the economic impact of global warming. in discontent and civilizations a collection of essays on topics ranging from international politics to the author's time spent living in pakistan, new york, london. index may be skill is argues the obama administration betrayed the trust of american forces. look for these titles in bookstores is coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv.org. >> booktv.org continues with author from marshall to ms. miss sally about the judicial system to the lens of spring court chief justice. this is about an hour. >> i would like to start by thanking paul and in particular the virginia historical society for allowing us to be here today i i saw on the website that its mission connecting people through the unparalleled story of virginia and collecting, preserving, and interpreting the commonwealth's history is the core mission of the historical society and that in many ways it is the same mission for the united states district

bruce hoffman, a terrorism expert who worked for the u.s.y's elite, documents many examples where he says terror did work. the islamic jihad attacks on u.s. troops in lebanon in 1983, and the ability of islamist terrorists to force israel into negotiations for hostages to this day. and israel is an example that offers lessons for today. hoffman has spent years studying the political violence in palestine. he argues that effort included everything from diplomacy and lobbying to civil disobedience and, yes, terrorism. he writes, quote, the jewish terrorism campaign was arguably the first post-world war ii war of national liberation to clearly recognize the publicity value inherent in terrorism. the violence was often choreographed for an audience far beyond the local population. that's from his latest book. hoffman is director of the center for security studies at the georgetown school of foreign service. he's one of the top terror experts in the u.s. and also expert of the classic study inside terrorism. an honor to have you here. welcome, br