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Code breakers and spies of the War on Terror

2019
"Explores the evolution of intelligence technologies and how these new methods controversially shape wars, and the dilemma many militaries and governments face in deciding how to use them in order to avoid political fallout in the global age of terrrorism"--Amazon.

Inside the Situation Room

how a photograph showed America defeating Osama bin Laden
2019
Photographs by the White House photographer help to tell the story of how the U.S. defeated Osama bin Laden.

None of us were like this before

American soldiers and torture
2010
Author Phillips chronicles the transformation of a tank battalion stationed in Iraq into a unit used for guerilla war and prisoner detention. Phillips reveals how and why these men were made to torture their prisoners and details the psychological impact it had on them.
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The soft cage

surveillance in America from slavery to the war on terror
2003
Explores the hidden history of surveillance, from controlling slaves in the old South to implementing early criminal justice, tracking immigrants, and monitoring the poor as part of modern social work, and discusses the role computers and new technology play in American surveillance.
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This Muslim American life

dispatches from the War on Terror
2015
"Moustafa Bayoumi reveals what the War on Terror looks like from the vantage point of Muslim Americans"--Provided by publisher.
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Foxtrot in Kandahar

a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war
2017
The memoir of CIA Officer Duane Evans.
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Cause & effect

the War on Terror
After the awful tragedy of 9/11, the United States launched the War on Terror, which vigorously targeted terrorist groups around the world. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes this title begins with A Brief History of the War on Terror and then examines these questions: How Did the 9/11 Attacks Launch the War on Terror? How Did the Killing of Osama bin Laden Weaken al Qaeda? How Did the War on Terror Contribute to the Founding of ISIS? How Has the War on Terror Altered Global Terrorism?.
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How Barack Obama fought the War on Terrorism

2018
Read about president Barack Obama's actions to defeat the terror organizations that threaten America's safety.

How George W. Bush fought the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

2018
George W. Bush's War on Terror sent millions of US troops into battle in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The making of a Navy SEAL

my story of surviving the toughest challenge and training the best
2017
Brandon Webb discusses his life with a focus on his training to become a Navy SEAL.

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