by Nick Turse
First published 2015
The Pentagon wages secret wars across Africa while American media ignores the story. U.S. military officers privately call Africa "the battlefield of tomorrow, today" as they expand covert operations throughout the continent. Award-winning journalist Nick Turse investigates these hidden conflicts that destabilize entire nations and create conditions for future violence. His reporting uncovers how American forces operate behind closed doors, conducting missions that receive no coverage in newspapers or television news. The military's growing presence threatens to generate the same kind of anti-American sentiment that has plagued other regions where the U.S. has intervened. Turse documents the scope of these secret operations and warns of the dangerous consequences they may produce. His investigation reveals a shadow conflict that most Americans know nothing about, even as it shapes the future of an entire continent.
Genres: non-fiction, 21st-century, military-history, journalism, africa, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism
Setting: Africa, United States
Period: 21st-century
232 pages · Kindle Edition · Haymarket Books