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Twilight warriors : the soldiers, spies, and special agents who are revolutionizing the American way of war / James Kitfield.

Kitfield, James, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780465064700
  • ISBN: 0465064701
  • Physical Description: viii, 405 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- Epilogue.
Subject:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation > Officials and employees.
Strategic culture > United States.
Intelligence service > United States > History > 21st century.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Special operations (Military science) > United States > History > 21st century.
Interagency coordination > United States.
National security > United States.
Military art and science > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
United States > Armed Forces > Officers.

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