Civilian warriors : the inside story of Blackwater and the unsung heroes of the War on Terror / Erik Prince ; with Davin Coburn ; afterword by Max Boot.
The founder of Blackwater, the world's most controversial military contractor, describes how the company took on high-risk security jobs around the world, completing nearly 100,000 missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, only to have opponents tarnish their reputation.
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- ISBN: 9781591847212
- Physical Description: ix, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2013]
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- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- My father's son -- The great dismal swamp -- Columbine, the Cole, and cancer -- The rise of Blackwater -- Inherently traditional -- Bremer and the business model -- The expansion plan -- Fallujah -- Blackwater versus the Mahdi Army -- The rules of the road -- Character counts -- The Fallujah families -- Nisour Square -- Cold and timid souls -- A nightmare and a miracle -- The downfall -- The next reinvention.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 355.35 PRI (Text)
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