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Twilight warriors : the soldiers, spies, and special agents who are revolutionizing the American way of war / James Kitfield.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kitfield, James, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees.
- United States.
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Strategic culture--United States.
- Strategic culture.
- Military art and science.
- History.
- Special operations (Military science).
- Intelligence service.
- United States--History, Military--21st century.
- History, Military.
- Intelligence service--United States--History--21st century.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Special operations (Military science)--United States--History--21st century.
- Interagency coordination--United States.
- Interagency coordination.
- United States--Armed Forces--Officers.
- Armed Forces.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- Military art and science--United States--History--21st century.
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Employees.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism.
- HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-).
- HISTORY / Military / Iraq War(2003-2011).
- Local Subjects:
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism.
- HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-).
- HISTORY / Military / Iraq War(2003-2011).
- Genre:
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 405 pages ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Soldiers, spies, and special agents who are revolutionizing the American way of war
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [2016]
- Summary:
- "When U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of 2014, it signaled the end of the longest conflict in the nation's history. Yet we are still at war--no longer with other states, but with a host of new enemies, from nihilistic terrorists and narco-traffickers to transnational criminal cartels, lone wolf assassins, and modern-day pirates. Standing against these foes is a tight-knit fraternity of soldiers, cops, lawyers, and spies. Together, these men have broken down the cultural and institutional boundaries among their respective agencies to engineer a new, network-centric way of fighting: one that uses a seamless web of intelligence analysts, high-tech information networks, and Special Forces units to take the fight to America's enemies as never before. These disciplined, patriotic servicemen form a band of brothers that, over the past half century, has fundamentally reshaped the way America defends itself."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Where there's smoke : 1998-2001
- Another kind of war : October 2001-May 2002
- Descent into darkness : March-October 2002
- The crucible : October 2003-May 2004
- Martyrs' den : 2006-2007
- Five assassins : May-July 2006
- Prodigal soldiers : January-December 2007
- Al-Qaeda pandemic : 2008-2010
- The ghosts in the network : 2009-2010
- The forgotten war : 2009-2010
- American jihad : 2010-2011
- Retribution : May-December 2011
- Retrenchment : 2011-2012
- Shadow war : 2013
- The enemy votes : September-December 2013
- Reflection in a broken mirror : 2013
- Twilight warriors : 2013-2014
- Going dark : 2013-2014
- A world on edge : 2015.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465064700
- 0465064701
- OCLC:
- 945232334
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