Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence

No other book has the fine detail of every single group and radical action of the period. The author treats the victims of the violence of the era with great respect and empathy and exposes the fraud and duplicity of many of the groups at hand. He also gives chilling details of those groups that were not just playing. A must for anyone interested in the 1970s. Ray Porter is an outstanding reader.

Great book on the after effects of the 60s movements with which we are so familiar.
Great book

This book is sort of a non-political look into a truly unique time in American history that is all but forgotten to anyone who didn't actually live through it. And, even then, most have forgotten. Really well written and read.

First and most important, the reader is fantastic make the book an easy listen. Second, the author goes out of his way to give the point of view of the radicals that were doing the bombing, making this a history not a political rant. Third, the scope of the terror unleashed, the deranged and unrepentant views of the participants will leave you wondering what they've been up to while at "peace" and what would happen if a new generation were so inclined. Scary but fascinating-I highly recommend!

Great read/listen and these are the professors in the colleges/universities now teaching our kids go figure

"And there's some rumors going 'round, someone's underground" The Eagles, "Witchy Woman," 1972

This is THE new treatise on the radical left of the 1970s, including the Weatherman from early 1970 to 1972, the Black Liberation Army from the Spring of 1971 to 1973, the Weather Underground in 1973, the Symbionese Liberation Army from November 1973 to 1974 and the FALN of the late 1970s , the last being the communist organization fighting for Puerto Rican "independence." This book is a thorough review of these organizations and the people behind them, some of whom were imprisoned and some who have escaped the authorities until this day. The explosives used in the bombings were mostly ineffective, but killed innocent people. I don't know that many of those responsible are truly remorseful. As the book captures, a lot of these "radicals" had a savior complex.

I think the author did as best he could with the materials he had. Mr. Burrough certainly illuminated the reasons underlying the formation of these terrorist groups - it was more due to racism than the war in Vietnam and most of the members of the primarily white factions were liberal rich kids. Yet, I found the book lacking as a compelling read in the nature of the best historical literature of late.

If you came of age during the 1970s though, and have memories of the evening news reports of a new bombing every few weeks and surreal names like Symbionese and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, I recommend this in-depth history of a turbulent time in our nation's past.

What a terrific insider view of the days of rage. I lived those times and knew not why all this was happening. In hindsight, they were ahead of the times...and so it remains. Life has no remote, get up and change it yourself!!

absolutely fascinating look at a largely forgotten period of home grown terrorism in the USA

the Coen brother should make a movie about the SLA chapters alone as a farce leading into a horrific tragedy.

Well narrated! A good, full history of pre-9/11 terrorism in the US. The public reaction to the endless bombings is quite interesting. Begs the question what would citizens and the 24hr news stations do if it happened today?