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Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror
Matt Kennard
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Description for Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror
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Since the launch of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars-now the longest wars in American history-the US military has struggled to recruit troops. It has responded, as Matt Kennard's explosive investigative report makes clear, by opening its doors to neo-Nazis, white supremacists, gang members, criminals of all stripes, the overweight, and the mentally ill. Based on several years of reporting, Irregular Army includes extensive interviews with extremist veterans and leaders of far-right hate groups-who spoke openly of their eagerness to have their followers acquire military training for a coming domestic race war. As a report commissioned by the Department of Defense ... Read more
Since the launch of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars-now the longest wars in American history-the US military has struggled to recruit troops. It has responded, as Matt Kennard's explosive investigative report makes clear, by opening its doors to neo-Nazis, white supremacists, gang members, criminals of all stripes, the overweight, and the mentally ill. Based on several years of reporting, Irregular Army includes extensive interviews with extremist veterans and leaders of far-right hate groups-who spoke openly of their eagerness to have their followers acquire military training for a coming domestic race war. As a report commissioned by the Department of Defense ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781685631
SKU
V9781781685631
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Ref
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About Matt Kennard
Matt Kennard is a journalist based in London. He has worked for the Financial Times in Washington, New York, and London, and has written for Salon, the Chicago Tribune, and the Guardian. He graduated as a Stabile Investigative Fellow from the Columbia Journalism School.
Reviews for Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror
Matt Kennard is a fluent, powerful and authoritative writer whose debut book will surely establish him as one of Britain's best-known investigative journalists.
David Crouch
Financial Times
Matt Kennard's careful and judicious investigations reveal an aspect of the modern US military system that should be of deep concern to American citizens - and to everyone, given the ... Read more
David Crouch
Financial Times
Matt Kennard's careful and judicious investigations reveal an aspect of the modern US military system that should be of deep concern to American citizens - and to everyone, given the ... Read more