Description
| Product ID: | 9781846686528 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Blackwater |
| Subtitle: | The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army |
| Authors: | Author: Jeremy Scahill |
| Page Count: | 560 |
| Subjects: | Military history, Military history, Mercenaries, Mercenaries, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Helps you meet Blackwater USA, the private army that the US government has hired to operate in international war zones and on American oil. Its contacts run from military and intelligence agencies to the upper echelons of the White House; it has a military base, a fleet of aircraft and 20,000 troops. Meet Blackwater USA, the private army that the US government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. Its contacts run from military and intelligence agencies to the upper echelons of the White House; it has a military base, a fleet of aircraft and 20,000 troops, but since September 2007 the firm has been hit by a series of scandals that, far from damaging the company, have led to an unprecedented period of expansion.This revised and updated edition includes Scahill''s continued investigative work into one of the outrages of our time: the privatisation of war. |
| Imprint Name: | Serpent's Tail |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-07-17 |
