KILL CHAIN/ THE RISE OF THE HIGH

An essential and page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld, exploring how this prac tice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killingAssassination by drone is a subject of deep and endur ing fascination. Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and ex traordinary story/ its origins in long-buried secret programs, the breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, the ways in wh ich the ...[Read more]