From the jungles of the Southern Philippines to the Horn of Africa to the deserts of Iraq and lonely outposts in Afghanistan, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of U.S. Special Operations Command undertake daring missions in some of the most difficult and dangerous places on the planet. Uniquely trained and equipped as masters of unconventional warfare, their physical conditioning rivals that of Olympic athletes. Instead of competing for gold medals, these champions risk their lives so the hope of liberty can shine into the world’s darkest places. American Heroes in Special Operations honors these selfless warriors, shedding an insider’s light on the sacrifices so many of them have made and the intense shadow wars they’ve fought since September 11, 2001.

Product Description: If we think there is a fast solution to changing the governance of Iraq, warned U.S. Marine General Anthony Zinni in the months before the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, "then we don't understand history." Never has the old line about those who fail to understand the past being condemned to repeat it seemed more urgently relevant than in Iraq today, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the Iraqi people, the Middle East region, and the world...read more

Product Description: This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of British military experiences in the post-war era and endeavours to unpack their performance. During the twentieth century counter-insurgency assumed the status of one of the British military’s fortes...read more

Product Description: Haunted Victory: The American Crusade to Destroy Saddam and Impose Democracy on Iraq explores the dynamic trajectory of beliefs, actions, and their consequences in what will forever be debated as among the most controversial and costly operations in U...read more

Product Description: The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues; each volume presents a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.; ; Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields...read more

Product Description: The gripping true story of James Ashcroft’s audacious return to war-torn Iraq to save his friend The Mission: Get in. Rescue an entire family from death on teh streets of Baghdad. Get everyone out alive.  The Pay: Saving the life of a friend...read more

A first-hand view of the secret world of private security where ex-soldiers employed to protect US and British interests can make up to $1000 a day. This book reveals a kind of warfare where the rules are still being written. Although hostilities are officially over, the fighting goes on. Scores of US soldiers are dying every day.

Product Description: More than two million Americans have now served in Afghanistan or Iraq; more than 5,000 Americans have been killed; and more than 35,000 have been grievously wounded. The war in Afghanistan has become America's longest war. Despite these facts, most Americans do not understand the background of, or reasons for, the United States' involvement in these two wars...read more

Product Description: Drawing on rich narratives of politics, violence, and war from around the globe and written by one of the world's leading journalists, Stripping Bare the Body is a moral history of American power during the last quarter century. From Iraq, the Balkans, and Haiti, to America's "black sites" around the world, Danner reports on our "grim age, still infused with the remnant perfume of imperial dreams...read more

Product Description: Part of a six book series that investigates the hidden world of spies, double agents, assassins and saboteurs and how their actions affected the course of the world's major conflicts.

Product Description: From the jungles of the Southern Philippines to the Horn of Africa to the deserts of Iraq and lonely outposts in Afghanistan, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of U.S. Special Operations Command undertake daring missions in some of the most difficult and dangerous places on the planet...read more

Product Description: Discusses the current Iraq War and includes articles on such topics as life inside the war zone, the challenges faced by Iraq War veterans, and the ethics of war profiteering.

Product Description: The story of the Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, which became known as Det One, is an extraordinary tale. On its face, the story would not rate a minute’s glance. One small group of Marines, about a hundred in number, formed, trained, and went to war...read more

Product Description:   Winner of the Montaigne Medal for 2009 “There's little good news, but [Oliver] Poole offers an insightful, sympathetic foreigner’s perspective on America's misadventures in Iraq.”—Kirkus Reviews As the Iraq correspondent for the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph, Oliver Poole arrived in Baghdad in 2005...read more