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"The urgent truth about the privatization of America's national security that exposes where this industry came from, how it operates, where it's heading--and why we should be concerned: ""A brisk, disturbing account"" (Kirkus Reviews). Thirty year"

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Why did America's war in Iraq end in failure? One big reason was the decision to outsource so much of the war's conduct to private security firms. Who 'won' the Iraq War? Those very same firms. Flooding the war zone with mercenaries, they walked away with vast riches, while leaving behind a legacy of corruption and ineptitude. Ann Hagedorn's coolly devastating book exposes the causes and assesses the consequences of this travesty. --Andrew J. Bacevich author of Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Well-reported and eye-opening. . . . This thoughtful book should kick-start a long-overdue debate. --Alan Cate The Plain Dealer Ann Hagedorn has given us a powerful and urgent analysis of our new military and security reality--the hiring of private warriors by governments and corporations for profit and plunder worldwide. As wars explode on every continent, and as these security companies operate in secrecy, shielded from public scrutiny or accountability, this brilliantly researched and vividly written book is essential reading. --Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History and Women's Studies at John Jay College and The Graduate Center, CUNY and author of ELEANOR ROOSEVELT The story of how private military security companies came to play a pivotal role in wartime operations is an important one, and Ann Hagedorn, a former reporter for the Journal, was right to take it on. --Linda Robinson The Wall Street Journal The strength of Invisible Soldiers is the impressive depth of Hagedorn's reporting: copious interviews, generous use of sources, and a compelling narrative. . . . Invisible Soldiers also reports on the people behind these private companies, some of whom are seemingly the stuff of fiction. --Tony Perry The Los Angeles Times

Ann Hagedorn has given us a powerful and urgent analysis of our new military and security reality--the hiring of private warriors by governments and corporations for profit and plunder worldwide. As wars explode on every continent, and as these security companies operate in secrecy, shielded from public scrutiny or accountability, this brilliantly researched and vividly written book is essential reading. --Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History and Women's Studies at John Jay College and The Graduate Center, CUNY and author of ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

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Ann Hagedorn has been a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal and has taught writing at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is the author of Wild Ride, Ransom, Beyond the River, Savage Peace, Invisible Soldiers, and Sleeper Agent.

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