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As the U.S. Army shrinks, a private army steps into the breach. A Bloody Business offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes and into the ranks of this mercenary force (numbering as many as 15,000 today) who guard supply convoys, train foreign soldiers, provide security for foreign leaders and dignitaries—and whose workplaces are the most dangerous hot spots on the planet. With its insights into who these men are, what drives them, where they come from, how they prepare, and what they do, this book provides a uniquely close-up and complete picture of the private army behind America’s military muscle. The author interviewed security contractors and their families, high-ranking coalition officials, and was in Iraq, where he witnessed how private soldiers fought ambushes, trained Iraqi forces, escorted high-level officials in dangerous conditions, and saw the contractor side of the Iraq war. Includes action on the supply lines and front lines of this unique conflict, and the stories of the contractors who live it every day.
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A Bloody Business, Gerald Schumacher, Steve Gansen
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- Année de publication
- 2006
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- Titre
- A Bloody Business
- Sous-titre
- America's War Zone Contractors And the Occupation of Iraq
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Gerald Schumacher, Steve Gansen
- Éditeur
- Zenith Press
- Publié
- 2006
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0760323550
- ISBN13
- 9780760323557
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Technologie & Ingénierie, Politique, États-Unis, Prose de guerre, Guerres, Militaire, Administration publique, Irak
- Évaluation
- 3,6 sur 5
- Description
- As the U.S. Army shrinks, a private army steps into the breach. A Bloody Business offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes and into the ranks of this mercenary force (numbering as many as 15,000 today) who guard supply convoys, train foreign soldiers, provide security for foreign leaders and dignitaries—and whose workplaces are the most dangerous hot spots on the planet. With its insights into who these men are, what drives them, where they come from, how they prepare, and what they do, this book provides a uniquely close-up and complete picture of the private army behind America’s military muscle. The author interviewed security contractors and their families, high-ranking coalition officials, and was in Iraq, where he witnessed how private soldiers fought ambushes, trained Iraqi forces, escorted high-level officials in dangerous conditions, and saw the contractor side of the Iraq war. Includes action on the supply lines and front lines of this unique conflict, and the stories of the contractors who live it every day.