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.

Founded by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince in 1997, Blackwater recruited special forces veterans and others 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 miss...

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Main Author: Prince, Erik, 1969-
Other Authors: Coburn, Davin
Language:English
Published: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2013.
Subjects:
Prince, Erik, > 1969-
Blackwater USA > History.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Civil-military relations > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Military policy > History > 21st century.
Physical Description:ix, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.