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Terrorism—physical violence employed or threatened as a means of influencing the morale and behavior of those it is directed against—did not, of course, originate on September 11. Nor has its use been confined to “asymmetric warfare”—a tactic of weaker against much stronger adversaries—or to “low-level conflicts.”  At this Friday Forum, Kenneth W. Rendell will examine the use of terrorism as a tactic in World War II, aiming to shed light on contemporary challenges and on when, if ever, terrorism succeeds in its goals and when it is counterproductive. Mr. Rendell, founder and director of the Museum of World War II in Natick, Massachusetts, will complement his talk with slides of artifacts and publications from his museum.