Description |
xvii, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index. |
Contents |
Prologue: On the border -- Social studies, inc. --I want to kill somebody today -- The last train -- We protect the military -- The stories you tell -- Now you are going to die -- Your blood -- Scope of authority: God -- Hostage affairs -- Balckrwatey for special security -- Faith that looks through death -- Epilogue: The book of wisdom. |
Summary |
The work that nearly 100,000 armed men do alongside the overworked military during the Iraq war as "security contractors" is examined in a gritty account of the lives of these mercenaries, their dangerous assignments, and their motivation for doing what they do. |
Subject |
Mercenary troops -- United States.
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Mercenary troops -- Iraq.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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ISBN |
9780306817434: $26.00 |
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0306817438 |
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