an elite soldier's inside account of the hunt for America's most dangerous enemies Velicovich, Brett 1983- creator Stewart, Christopher S. text biography nyu First edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 318 pages ; 24 cm. For nearly a decade, Brett Velicovich was at the center of America's new warfare: using unmanned aerial vehicles -- drones -- to take down the world's deadliest terrorists across the globe. One of an elite handful in the entire military with the authority to select targets and issue death orders, he worked in concert with the full human and technological network of American intelligence -- assets, analysts, spies, informants -- and the military's elite operatives, to stalk, capture, and eliminate high value targets in al-Qaeda and ISIS. Should we kill him? -- Where were you when the world stopped? -- New guy -- Camp pizza hut -- Spy game -- The shitbox/garbage city -- The door at the end of the hall -- Day zero -- The drone war begins -- The hunters -- My first kill -- Finding a groove -- Wild goose chases -- Home? -- The boys are back in town -- The Saudi -- The kidnapping -- The bombing -- Dark horse -- Manhattan and Brooklyn -- Dogs of war -- The one who got away -- Gone -- Life outside the box -- A new beginning. Brett Velicovich and Christopher S. Stewart. n-us--- Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles United States Targeted killing United States History 21st century Asesinato selectivo Estados Unidos Historia Siglo 21 Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, American Guerra de Irak, 2003-2011 Narrativas personales, americanas Afghan War, 2001-2021 Personal narratives, American Guerra de Afganistán, 2001- Narrativas personales, americanas Iraq War, 2003-2011 Aerial operations, American Afghan War, 2001-2021 Aerial operations, American Terrorism Prevention Terrorismo Prevención Estados Unidos UG 1242 V437d 2018 956.7044/348 9780062693938 2018302097 YDX 180614 20230926145619.0 20541654 spa