{"product_id":"drone-warrior-an-elite-soldiers-inside-account-of-the-hunt-for-americas-most-dangerous-enemies-9780062693938","title":"Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A must read for anyone who wants to understand the new American way of war.\" -- General Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former special operations member takes us inside America's covert drone war in this headline-making, never-before-told account for fans of \u003cem\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLone Survivor\u003c\/em\u003e, told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e writer and filled with eye-opening and sure to be controversial details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable book, co-written with journalist Christopher S. Stewart, Velicovich offers unprecedented perspective on the remarkably complex nature of drone operations and the rigorous and wrenching decisions behind them. In intimate gripping detail, he shares insider, action-packed stories of the most coordinated, advanced, and secret missions that neutralized terrorists, preserved the lives of US and international warriors across the globe, and saved countless innocents in the hottest conflict zones today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrone Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e also chronicles the US military's evolution in the past decade and the technology driving it. Velicovich considers the future it foretells, and speaks candidly on the physical and psychological toll it exacts, including the impact on his own life. He reminds us that while these machines can kill, they can also be used productively to improve and preserve life, including protecting endangered species, work he is engaged in today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoining warfare classics such as \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sniper, Lone Survivor, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Easy Day, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDrone Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of our nation's capacity and capability for war in the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVelicovich, Brett:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBrett Velicovich has over ten years of experience conducting counterterrorism and intelligence operations globally. As an intelligence analyst within the U.S. military's elite, his work was directly responsible for countless missions leading to the successful capture and kill of terrorist leaders. Serving five combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, he also worked in Somalia and received numerous combat medals for his service, including the Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge. Regarded as a world-renowned drone expert, he left the service and earned an MBA from Duke University and helped start an initiative that looks to employ unmanned aerial vehicles in support of wildlife conservation in East Africa. He lives in Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewart, Christopher S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristopher S. Stewart is an investigative reporter at the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, where he shared a 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. 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