Barack Obama has made it clear that he thinks the world would be a better and more peaceful place if the United States were too weak to affect the course of events. Obama, along with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, has slashed missile defense, dramatically reduced investment in future military technologies, and broken promises to our allies. In addition, Obama is transforming our military into a politically correct force that no one will want to join.In this incisive Broadside, ...

The Greater Islamic Republic, led by Iran, and the Coalition of Asian States, led by Red China have allied and conspired together to defeat America and her allies on the world stage. The two leaders, Hassan Sayeed and Jien Zemin have planned and conducted surprise attacks against America and pushed American forces back with staggering losses.High technology supercavitating weapons are proving a scourge to the US Navy as American military research and development rush to find answer...

The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war.Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radica...

"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." —H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion)Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations and...

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.It was a huge success except for one problem: Blac...

Mercenaries have been with us since the dawn of civilization, yet in the modern world they are little understood. While many of today's freelance fighters provide support for larger military establishments, others wage war where the great powers refuse to tread. In War Dog, Al Venter examines the latter world of mercenary fighters effecting decisions by themselves. In the process he unveils a remarkable array of close-quarters combat action.Having personally visited every locale he ...

Enthralling and explosive, Prophets of War is an expos' of America's largest military contractor, Lockheed Martin. When President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his famous warning about the dangers of the military industrial complex, he never would have dreamed that a company could accumulate the kind of power and influence now wielded by this behemoth company.As a full-service weapons maker, Lockheed Martin receives over 25 billion per year in Pentagon contracts. From aircraft...

A New York Times bestseller, Nemesis is Chalmers Johnson's "fiercest book—and his best" (Andrew J. Bacevich).In his prophetic book Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA's clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the ways in which the growth of American militarism and the garrisoning of the planet have jeopardized our stability. In Nemesis, the bestselling and final volu...

The never-before-told story of one of the world's most influential military figures—Erik Prince, the man behind the controversial Blackwater USA."Suzanne Simons is a masterful storyteller. But make no mistake— Master of War is not a work of fiction. . . . A powerful and true account." —Wolf Blitzer, anchor, CNN's The Situation RoomThe world first learned of Blackwater US...

Following the failures of the Iraq and Afghan wars, as well as military lite” methods and counterinsurgency, the Pentagon is pioneering a new brand of global warfare predicated on special ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, and cyberwarfare. It may sound like a safer, saner war-fighting. In reality, it will prove anything but, as Turse's pathbreaking reportage makes clear.

No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time—and had such a devastating effect—as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting the Nazis to its ubiquity today in every kind of conflict, from civil wars in Africa to gang wars in L.A.

What if the Tet Offensive was launched in January of 1965 instead of 1968? I use this simple question to rewrite the history of one of the most pivotal events of American History. And in the process, rewrite the fates of millions of people, including Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. Beating Plowshares into Swords is framed as an excerpt from an oral history of a 1960's that never was, and told through the voices of those who planned, fought, protested, and profited from an Alternate Vietn...