The invisible soldiers : how America outsourced our security / Ann Hagedorn.

Author/creator Hagedorn, Ann
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Descriptionxii, 305 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
National security--United States.
Privatization--United States.
Contracting out--United States.
Defense industries--Privatization. --United States.
United States--Military policy.
United States--Politics and government.

Contents Transformation. Beginnings ; Out of the shadows ; A watershed year ; The faint hum of secrecy ; Rules of engagement ; Privatized mayhem -- Reaction. Sounding the alarm ; "A remarkably unprecedented experiment" ; Conquering chaos ; The General and Kadhim ; "What's all the fuss about?" ; A thicket of ironies -- Expansion. Shell games ; Beyond Iraq ; Riding the wave ; And now, the debate? ; "Full speed ahead" ; Big Brother's big brother.
Abstract "The story behind the ultimate American privatization, which has taken place gradually and almost invisibly: how we privatized our national security"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014015007
ISBN9781416598800 (hardback)
ISBN1416598804 ()

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks UA23 .H255 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold