The French Terror Wave, 2015-2016: Al-Qaeda and Isis Attacks from Charlie Hebdo to the Bataclan Theatre (Paperback)

Prologue: The Ascent of Radical Islamism in the French Republic
Part I. The Pen and the Sword: Freedom of the Press, Islamist Extremism, and the Massacre at Charlie Hebdo Magazine
1. Charlie Hebdo Magazine and the Grand Tradition of French Satire
2. Courting Conflict: The Muhammad Cartoon Controversies in Denmark and France
3. Stéphane Charbonnier: Satirist, Skeptic, Target
4. Al-Qaeda and the Radicalization of Saïd and Chérif Kouachi
5. Silencing Satire: The Assault on Charlie Hebdo
Part II. The Campaign to Demoralize: ISIS Attacks at the Bataclan Theatre, the Stade de France, and the Cafés of Paris
6. Belgium, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, and the Paris Terror Units
7. Carnival of Horror: The Bataclan Theatre, Stade de France, and the Café Attacks of Friday the Thirteenth
8. Responses to the Attacks: The Medical Community, the Military, and Law Enforcement Agencies
Part III. Radical Islamism and Single-Perpetrator Terrorist Offensives in France
9. Lone-Actor Terrorism, Encrypted Extremism, and Remote Control Attacks
10. Normandy: The Slaying of a Parish Priest
11. Insanity by the Sea: The Bastille Day Ramming Attack
12. The Ramadan Murders: Ritualized Assault at an American-Owned Chemical Plant in France
13. Terror on the Tracks: Face-Off on a ­High-Speed Train to Paris
Epilogue—France Today: Emotional Scars, Enhanced Security, and the Question of Future Attacks
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index