Master Of War: Blackater Usa's Erik Prince And The Business Of War [Paperback]

“Suzanne Simons is a masterful storyteller. But make no mistake—Master of Waris not a work of fiction….A powerful and true account.”

—Wolf Blitzer, anchor, CNN’sThe Situation Room

Master of Waris the riveting true story of Eric Prince, the ex-Navy SEAL who founded Blackwater and built the world’s largest military contractor, privatizing war for client nations around the world. A CNN producer and anchor, Suzanne Simons is the first journalist to get deep inside Blackwater—and, as a result of her unprecedented access,Master of Warprovides the most complete and revelatory account of the rise of this powerful corporate army and the remarkable entrepreneur who brought it into being, while offering an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The world first learned ofBlackwater USA in March2004 when several of its menwere ambushed and killed inFallujah, Iraq. Their bodieswere badly beaten, and twowere then hung from a bridge as a sign ofIraqlC%