Civilian warriors the inside story of Blackwater and the unsung heroes of the War on Terror
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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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Civilian warriors : |b the inside story of Blackwater and the unsung heroes of the War on Terror / |c Erik Prince ; with an afterword by Max Boot. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Portfolio/Penguin, |c 2013. | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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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