Master of war Blackwater USA's Erik Prince and the business of war /
Simons, Suzanne.
Master of war Blackwater USA's Erik Prince and the business of war / [Book] : Suzanne Simons. - 1st ed. - New York : Collins, c2009. - 279 p. ; 24 cm.
The prince -- Hell and high water -- The Blackwater project -- How to rent a war -- The bridge in Iraq -- Private air, private eye -- Under the gun -- September 16, 2007 -- The secretary and the prince -- Mission in Afghanistan -- The Blackwater behemoth -- The cost of business.
The name Blackwater, the world's largest private military contractor, became infamous early in the Iraq War, when four of its men were murdered by a mob in Fallujah and hung from a bridge. Since then, Blackwater has expanded dramatically; its men have been involved in scandals, including a shooting spree in Iraq that caused the Iraqi government to blacklist the company. As author Suzanne Simons reveals in this first-ever inside look, based on extraordinary access to Blackwater founder Erik Prince, Blackwater is just the tip of Erik Prince's empire. The full story of Erik Prince and his now-crumbling empire is a story of one of the modern world's most influential military figures, and it has never been told. Prince shuns publicity except when absolutely necessary, to tamp down a scandal; but here, he has given Suzanne Simons hours of interviews; access to his staff; invitations to join him on trips to Afghanistan; and more.--From publisher description.
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9780061651359 0061651354
GBA944212 bnb
015174591 Uk
Prince, Erik, 1969-
Blackwater USA.
Businessmen--United States--Biography.
Private military companies--United States.
Mercenary troops--United States.
Mercenary troops--Middle East.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Economic aspects.
Afghan War, 2001---Economic aspects.
956.7044 31 355.354
Master of war Blackwater USA's Erik Prince and the business of war / [Book] : Suzanne Simons. - 1st ed. - New York : Collins, c2009. - 279 p. ; 24 cm.
The prince -- Hell and high water -- The Blackwater project -- How to rent a war -- The bridge in Iraq -- Private air, private eye -- Under the gun -- September 16, 2007 -- The secretary and the prince -- Mission in Afghanistan -- The Blackwater behemoth -- The cost of business.
The name Blackwater, the world's largest private military contractor, became infamous early in the Iraq War, when four of its men were murdered by a mob in Fallujah and hung from a bridge. Since then, Blackwater has expanded dramatically; its men have been involved in scandals, including a shooting spree in Iraq that caused the Iraqi government to blacklist the company. As author Suzanne Simons reveals in this first-ever inside look, based on extraordinary access to Blackwater founder Erik Prince, Blackwater is just the tip of Erik Prince's empire. The full story of Erik Prince and his now-crumbling empire is a story of one of the modern world's most influential military figures, and it has never been told. Prince shuns publicity except when absolutely necessary, to tamp down a scandal; but here, he has given Suzanne Simons hours of interviews; access to his staff; invitations to join him on trips to Afghanistan; and more.--From publisher description.
All.
9780061651359 0061651354
GBA944212 bnb
015174591 Uk
Prince, Erik, 1969-
Blackwater USA.
Businessmen--United States--Biography.
Private military companies--United States.
Mercenary troops--United States.
Mercenary troops--Middle East.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Economic aspects.
Afghan War, 2001---Economic aspects.
956.7044 31 355.354