First published 2013
Jeremy Scahill pulls back the curtain on a transformed American military machine operating in shadows across the globe. He reveals how warfare has shifted from traditional battlefields to covert operations spanning thousands of missions monthly, conducted by officially nonexistent units. Scahill takes readers from the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the deserts of Yemen and Somalia, documenting a vast network of undeclared conflicts. Through interviews with CIA operatives, private military contractors, and elite Special Operations Forces, he maps the architecture of America's hidden wars. The book exposes how this new model of warfare operates beyond public scrutiny and congressional oversight, reshaping how America projects power worldwide.
Genres: history, american, political-science, military-fiction, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: gritty, hidden-wars
Setting: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia
Period: 21st-century
672 pages · Paperback · Serpent's Tail