Blackwater The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
| Author/creator | Scahill, Jeremy Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Basic Books New York : Perseus Books Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 560 p. 08.250 x 05.500 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div><p>On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide.</p><p>This is the explosive story of a company that rose a decade ago from Moyock, North Carolina, to become one of the most powerful players in the "War on Terror." In his gripping bestseller, awardwinning journalist Jeremy Scahill takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to expose Blackwater as the frightening new face of the U.S. war machine.</p><p>* Winner of the George Polk Book Award<br />* Alternet Best Book of the Year<br />* Barnes & Noble one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2007<br />* Amazon one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2007<br /> </p></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Awards note | ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards (won), 2007 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781568583945 |
| ISBN | 156858394X (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781568583945 |
| Stock number | 00003283 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |