Civilian Warriors
The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 28, 2014
The founder of Blackwater offers the gripping true story of the world’s most controversial military contractor.
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- Who it’s for
- A founder’s memoir brings Blackwater’s controversies into a tightly contested chapter of the War on Terror.
- Themes
- Private military contracting, War on Terror controversies, Secrecy and public perception
- Pacing
- Fast
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The founder of Blackwater offers the gripping true story of the world’s most controversial military contractor. In 1997, former Navy SEAL Erik Prince started a business that would recruit civilians for the riskiest security jobs in the world. As Blackwater’s reputation grew, demand for its services escalated, and its men eventually completed nearly 100,000 missions for both the Bush and Obama administrations.
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It was a huge success except for one problem: Blackwater was demonized around the world. Its employees were smeared as mercenaries, profiteers, or worse. And because of the secrecy requirements of its contracts with the Pentagon, the State Department, and the CIA, Prince was unable to correct false information. But now he’s finally able to tell the full story about some of the biggest controversies of the War on Terror, in a memoir that reads like a thriller.
War’s Complications
A founder’s memoir brings Blackwater’s controversies into a tightly contested chapter of the War on Terror.
Come here for
- A contractor’s view of security work under intense public scrutiny
- The tension between secrecy, reputation, and wartime service
Expect
- A personal account of Blackwater’s disputed legacy
- A memoir with the momentum of a thriller
Where it sits
| Military Lives | 93% |
|---|---|
| Iraq War (2003-2011) | 39% |
| Special Forces History | 16% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Lives
- Other Military Conflicts
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Authors
- Erik Prince
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- October 28, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Private military contracting · War on Terror controversies · Secrecy and public perception
- Reading lane
- Military Lives