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Prince, Erik, 1969-
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Prince, Erik, 1969-
Blackwater USA.
Blackwater Worldwide.
Xe Services LLC.
Private military companies -- United States.
Private security services -- United States.
Mercenary troops -- United States.
Paramilitary forces -- United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Fallujah, Battle of, Fallūjah, Iraq, 2004.
Civil-military relations -- United States.
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
United States -- Military policy -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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Prince, Erik, 1969-
Prince, Erik, 1969-
Blackwater USA.
Blackwater Worldwide.
Xe Services LLC.
Private military companies -- United States.
Private security services -- United States.
Mercenary troops -- United States.
Paramilitary forces -- United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Fallujah, Battle of, Fallūjah, Iraq, 2004.
Civil-military relations -- United States.
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
United States -- Military policy -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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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.
by
Prince, Erik, 1969-
Portfolio/Penguin, c2013.
Call #:
355.354 P954c
Subjects
Prince, Erik, 1969-
Blackwater USA.
Blackwater Worldwide.
Xe Services LLC.
Private military companies
--
United
States
.
Private security services
--
United
States
.
Mercenary troops
--
United
States
.
Paramilitary
forces
--
United
States
.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Fallujah, Battle of, Fallūjah, Iraq, 2004.
Civil-military relations
--
United
States
.
United
States
--
History, Military
--
21st century.
United
States
--
Military policy
--
History
--
21st century.
United
States
--
Politics and government
--
2001-2009.
ISBN:
9781591847212 (hc.)
1591847214 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Blackwater and the unsung heroes of the War on Terror
Description:
ix, 404 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
"No company in our time has been as mysterious or as controversial as Blackwater. Founded by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince in 1997, it recruited special
forces
veterans and others with the skills and courage to take on the riskiest security jobs in the world. As its reputation grew, government demand for its services escalated, and Blackwater's men eventually completed nearly one hundred thousand missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Both the Bush and Obama administrations found the company indispensible. Blackwater has been demonized around the world. From uninformed news coverage to grossly distorted fictional portrayals, Blackwater employees have been smeared as mercenaries, profiteers, jackbooted thugs, and worse. Because of the secrecy requirements of Blackwater's contracts with the Pentagon, the State Department, and the CIA, Prince was unable to speak out when his company's opponents spread false information. But now he's able to tell the full and often shocking story of Blackwater's rise and fall. He explains his original goal of building an elite center for military and law enforcement training. He recounts how the company shifted gears after 9/11. He honors our troops while challenging the Pentagon's top leadership. And he reveals why highly efficient private military contractors have been essential to running our armed
forces
, since long before Blackwater came along"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
Coburn, Davin.
Boot, Max, 1968-
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