Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq

by David Isenberg

From their limited use in China during World War II, for example, to their often clandestine use in Vietnam ferrying supplies before the war escalated in 1964 and 1965 when their role became more prominent-and public-private military contractors (PMCs) have played made essential contributions to the success and failures of the military and United States. Today, with an emphasis on force restructuring mandated by the Pentagon, the role of PMCs,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275996336
• ISBN13: 9780275996338
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"