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

"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 crimi...

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Main Author: Kitfield, James (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Basic Books 2016
In:Year: 2016
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Keywords:
United States > Federal Bureau of Investigation > Officials and employees
Intelligence service > United States > History > 21st century
Terrorism > Prevention > United States
Special operations (Military science) > United States > History > 21st century
Interagency coordination > United States
Strategic culture > United States
National Security > United States
Military art and science > United States > History > 21st century
United States > Armed Forces > Officers
United States > History, Military > 21st century
USA > Militär > Geheimdienst > Gesetzesvollzug > Kooperation > Koordination > Kriegführung
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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
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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:viii, 405 pages, 25 cm
ISBN:9780465064700