From the book reviews: "It is certainly a good read for practitioners and operations research (OR) professionals who are interested in the operational aspects of HLS. ... this book is a nice collection of articles on response strategies to malevolent and natural threats to public security and well-being. ... I commend the editor for collecting the articles and producing this book." (Moshe Kress, Interfaces , Vol. 44 (3), May-June, 2014)