A review by lmuth7590
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill

4.0

Jeremy Scahill is one of the best national security journalists out there. His book on Blackwater, the private mercenary firm, is incredibly in-depth and meticulous. The only drawback I can mention is that because he is so detailed, sometimes you can lose the thread of events in the details/it can start to feel like information overload. So my advice is that if you're interested in the rise of private military firms and seeing the corrupt way they land government contracts, get a copy of this book and just take your time to work through it slowly. It will be worth it.