First specialized study of Meinhof and the RAF in English, focusing on their use of language to justify extreme violence.

Introduction
Fighting Talk (1959-69): From the Peace Movement to the Revolutionary Legitimacy of Violence
The Personal is Political (1966-70): From Feminism to a Language for the Revolution
The Shrinking Circle (1970-72): From Build the Red Army to the May Bombings
Drawing a Line Between the Enemy and Ourselves: The Language Trap
Violence as Identity: Prison Writing, 1972-76
Violence as a Woman's Identity? Terrorism and Gender
Conclusion: From Warrior Revolutionaries to Logical Fallacies: Language, Violence, and Identity