Civilian Warriors
The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
$0.99/mes por los primeros 3 meses
Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
Civilian Warriors
Compra ahora por $15.75
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrado por:
-
Jeff Gurner
-
De:
-
Erik Prince
Acerca de esta escucha
The founder of Blackwater offers the gripping, previously untold story of the world's most controversial military contractor.
Blackwater is one of the most misunderstood companies of our time. As Erik Prince, its founder and former CEO, writes:
"Hundreds of American citizens employed by private military contractors, or PMCs, would lose their lives helping our government wage wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, only to have their memory tarnished by the unfair and/or ignorant depiction of PMCs as profiteers, jackbooted thugs, or worse."
Because of the secrecy requirements of Blackwater's contracts with the Pentagon, the State Department, and the CIA, Prince was unable to speak out when his company's opponents spread false information. But now he's free to tell the often shocking story of Blackwater's rise and fall.
Blackwater hired Special Forces veterans and others with the skills and courage to take on the riskiest security jobs in the world. As its reputation grew, demand for its services escalated. Its men eventually completed nearly 100,000 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Prince's narrative includes newly revealed details about many controversial events. It debunks myths that have been spread by TV shows and movies. It honors our armed forces while challenging the Pentagon's top leadership. Above all, it will make people rethink exactly who the "good guys" and "bad guys" have been since 9/11.
©2013 Erik Prince (P)2013 Penguin AudioLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
Zero Footprint
- The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places
- De: Simon Chase, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Eric Brooks
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 945
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 949
Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry, and top-secret missions - this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military operatives, and since retiring from outfits like US Navy SEAL TEAM Six and the UK's Special Boat Service, they have devoted their lives to executing missions too sensitive for the government to acknowledge. Chase reveals here for the first time the operations too hazardous and politically volatile to be officially sanctioned by his employers.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Read Amazon reviews, not Audible reviews
- De Andrew M en 02-22-16
De: Simon Chase, y otros
-
Gray Work
- Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy
- De: Jamie Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Gurner
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,237
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,119
In this unprecedented audiobook, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their highly covert work around the world. Author Jamie Smith has planned and executed hundreds of missions on behalf of government agencies and private industry in some of the world's most dangerous hot spots - and lived to tell the tale.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Don't believe a word of it.
- De Dustin Harry en 08-26-15
De: Jamie Smith
-
Black Ops
- The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
- De: Ric Prado
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,065
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,063
Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Impressive and Inspiring!
- De medardo en 03-12-22
De: Ric Prado
-
Razor 03
- A Night Stalker’s Wars
- De: Alan C. Mack
- Narrado por: Alan C. Mack
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 296
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 282
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 282
The attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of a robust and deadly special operations force—Task Force Dagger. Alan C. Mack, Callsign Razor 03, led a team of MH-47E helicopters and armed MH-60s. Their two-fold mission–Personnel Recovery (PR) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) involved flying in terrain and weather previously not thought possible. If that wasn’t enough, they pushed the flight envelope of their specially modified Chinooks to the limit and beyond.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
The honesty of the author
- De Daniel en 06-10-24
De: Alan C. Mack
-
Prepared
- A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios
- De: Mike Glover, Jack Carr - foreword
- Narrado por: Mike Glover, Ray Porter
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,126
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,051
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,046
Most people think that being prepared for catastrophe means stocking up on MREs and building a bunker in their backyard, but this approach leaves you vulnerable in the real world of car accidents, natural disasters, grid failures, and global pandemics. Prepared overturns today’s paranoid survival wisdom and teaches the foundational skills of preparedness that will not only help you build situational awareness and achieve greater mobility but that will also help you build resilient mental habits.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
A bit of fear mongering
- De JOHN DAVIS en 07-13-23
De: Mike Glover, y otros
-
MOB VI: A Seal Team Six Operator's Battles in the Fight for Good over Evil
- De: Justin K. Sheffield
- Narrado por: Justin K. Sheffield
- Duración: 4 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,493
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,357
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,349
There are special forces. There are US Navy SEALs. There is the select and secretive group of highly trained operators known as SEAL Team Six or MOB VI as they like to call it. And then there is Justin Sheffield. When it comes to talking about the most experienced, effective, and deadly warriors in the world, Sheffield is part of an exclusive group that can be counted on one hand. This audiobook is uncompromising, raw, violent, and real.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fast read /listen
- De G Bonsonto en 12-12-20
-
Zero Footprint
- The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places
- De: Simon Chase, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Eric Brooks
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 945
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 949
Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry, and top-secret missions - this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military operatives, and since retiring from outfits like US Navy SEAL TEAM Six and the UK's Special Boat Service, they have devoted their lives to executing missions too sensitive for the government to acknowledge. Chase reveals here for the first time the operations too hazardous and politically volatile to be officially sanctioned by his employers.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Read Amazon reviews, not Audible reviews
- De Andrew M en 02-22-16
De: Simon Chase, y otros
-
Gray Work
- Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy
- De: Jamie Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Gurner
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,237
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,119
In this unprecedented audiobook, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their highly covert work around the world. Author Jamie Smith has planned and executed hundreds of missions on behalf of government agencies and private industry in some of the world's most dangerous hot spots - and lived to tell the tale.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Don't believe a word of it.
- De Dustin Harry en 08-26-15
De: Jamie Smith
-
Black Ops
- The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
- De: Ric Prado
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,065
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,063
Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Impressive and Inspiring!
- De medardo en 03-12-22
De: Ric Prado
-
Razor 03
- A Night Stalker’s Wars
- De: Alan C. Mack
- Narrado por: Alan C. Mack
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 296
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 282
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 282
The attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of a robust and deadly special operations force—Task Force Dagger. Alan C. Mack, Callsign Razor 03, led a team of MH-47E helicopters and armed MH-60s. Their two-fold mission–Personnel Recovery (PR) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) involved flying in terrain and weather previously not thought possible. If that wasn’t enough, they pushed the flight envelope of their specially modified Chinooks to the limit and beyond.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
The honesty of the author
- De Daniel en 06-10-24
De: Alan C. Mack
-
Prepared
- A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios
- De: Mike Glover, Jack Carr - foreword
- Narrado por: Mike Glover, Ray Porter
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,126
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,051
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,046
Most people think that being prepared for catastrophe means stocking up on MREs and building a bunker in their backyard, but this approach leaves you vulnerable in the real world of car accidents, natural disasters, grid failures, and global pandemics. Prepared overturns today’s paranoid survival wisdom and teaches the foundational skills of preparedness that will not only help you build situational awareness and achieve greater mobility but that will also help you build resilient mental habits.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
A bit of fear mongering
- De JOHN DAVIS en 07-13-23
De: Mike Glover, y otros
-
MOB VI: A Seal Team Six Operator's Battles in the Fight for Good over Evil
- De: Justin K. Sheffield
- Narrado por: Justin K. Sheffield
- Duración: 4 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,493
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,357
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,349
There are special forces. There are US Navy SEALs. There is the select and secretive group of highly trained operators known as SEAL Team Six or MOB VI as they like to call it. And then there is Justin Sheffield. When it comes to talking about the most experienced, effective, and deadly warriors in the world, Sheffield is part of an exclusive group that can be counted on one hand. This audiobook is uncompromising, raw, violent, and real.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fast read /listen
- De G Bonsonto en 12-12-20
-
Code over Country
- The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
- De: Matthew Cole
- Narrado por: Braden Wright
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 744
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 661
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 661
Investigative journalist Matthew Cole tells the story of the most lauded unit, SEAL Team 6, revealing a troubling pattern of war crimes and the deep moral rot beneath authorized narratives. From their origins in World War II, the SEALs have trained to be specialized killers with short missions. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan became the endless War on Terror, their violence spiraled out of control. Code Over Country details the high-level decisions that unleashed the SEALs’ carnage and the coverups that prevented their crimes from coming to light.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
chip on the author's shoulder
- De Ted en 03-07-22
De: Matthew Cole
-
Tip of the Spear
- The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle
- De: Ryan Hendrickson
- Narrado por: Brock Vickers
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,018
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 903
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 899
The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED and his incredible return to active duty. An engaging and harrowing account, Tip of the Spear tells the amazing story of one Green Beret's indomitable spirit.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing story
- De Laura Gonzales en 08-09-20
De: Ryan Hendrickson
-
Lions of Kandahar
- The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
- De: Major Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Eric G. Dove
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,917
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,514
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,508
Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was the Panjwayi Valley, a densely packed warren of walled compounds that doubled neatly as enemy bunkers.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
'Merica!
- De NKeene en 03-07-15
De: Major Rusty Bradley, y otros
-
13 Hours
- The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi
- De: Mitchell Zuckoff, Annex Security Team
- Narrado por: Mitchell Zuckoff
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,604
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,198
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,146
The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. 13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Spellbinding, Inspiring, Humbling
- De NOKWISA en 09-15-14
De: Mitchell Zuckoff, y otros
-
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
- The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- De: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrado por: Annie Jacobsen
- Duración: 19 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,164
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,541
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,525
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Lots of facts, offset by too much fiction
- De Steve M en 05-24-19
De: Annie Jacobsen
-
Inside Delta Force
- The Story of America’s Elite Counterterrorist Unit
- De: Command Sergeant Major Eric L. Haney
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 13 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,927
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,177
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,170
Delta Force—the US Army’s most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won’t hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken readers inside—until now. Here, a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action to reveal the never-before-told story of First Special Forces Operational Detachment-D (Delta Force).
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Finally I get the low down on Delta Force
- De Amazon Customer en 08-15-13
-
Hunting the Jackal
- A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism
- De: Billy Waugh, Tim Keown
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,825
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,610
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,600
For more than half a century, Special Forces and CIA legend Billy Waugh dedicated his life to tracking down and eliminating America's most virulent enemies. Operating from the darkest shadows and most desolate corners of the world, he made his mark in many of the most important operations in the annals of US Spec Ops. He spent seven and a half years behind enemy lines in Vietnam as a member of a covert group of elite commandos.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Hunting the Jackal - epic accounting of SOF/SOG and CIA IV
- De Eric en 01-08-18
De: Billy Waugh, y otros
-
Delta Force
- A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit
- De: Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,922
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,725
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,718
Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. With this call to arms, Charlie Beckwith revolutionized American armed combat. Beckwith's acclaimed memoir tells the story of Delta Force as only its maverick creator could tell it - from the bloody baptism of Vietnam to the top-secret training grounds of North Carolina to political battles in the upper levels of the Pentagon itself. This is the heart-pounding, first-person insider's view of the missions that made Delta Force legendary.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good Military History
- De Drew en 02-01-15
De: Charlie A. Beckwith, y otros
-
All Secure
- A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront
- De: Tom Satterly, Steve Jackson
- Narrado por: Tom Satterly
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,526
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,365
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,362
As a senior non-commissioned officer of Delta Force, the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the US military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. Told through Satterly's firsthand experiences, it also weaves in the reasons for his career-long battle against the most insidious enemy of all: post-traumatic stress.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
- One of those books that truly make a difference
- De henry en 12-21-19
De: Tom Satterly, y otros
-
First Casualty
- The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
- De: Toby Harnden
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 14 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 491
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 428
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 425
This dramatic true story reveals the secret mission of the eight members of the CIA’s Team Alpha, the first Americans to be dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after 9/11.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Deeply researched
- De Jason G en 09-08-21
De: Toby Harnden
-
Murphy's Law
- My Journey from Army Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist
- De: Jack Murphy
- Narrado por: Jack Murphy
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,509
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,335
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,326
For fans of the New York Times best sellers The Last Punisher and Lone Survivor, a heart-pounding military memoir from a former Army Ranger sniper and Special Operations weapon sergeant turned journalist about the incredible highs and devastating lows of his career.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great book
- De NL_Guy en 04-26-19
De: Jack Murphy
-
No Easy Day
- The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
- De: Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,421
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,255
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,273
From the streets of Iraq to the mountaintops of Afghanistan and to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden's compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group - commonly known as SEAL Team Six - has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines. No Easy Day puts listeners alongside Owen and the other handpicked members of the 24-man team as they train for the biggest mission of their lives.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Gripping, first-hand narrative of Op Neptune Spear
- De Darwin8u en 09-04-12
De: Mark Owen, y otros
Reseñas de la Crítica
"Prince’s book belongs on the shelf next to the memoirs of the other Iraq and Afghanistan war chieftains...we need Prince’s story to help us understand the history of the post- 9/11wars and the myriad roles contractors played in these conflicts." (The Washington Post)
Las personas que vieron esto también vieron...
-
Blackwater
- The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
- De: Jeremy Scahill
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces, subcontractors working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide, led by Erik Prince
De: Jeremy Scahill
-
Gray Work
- Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy
- De: Jamie Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Gurner
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,237
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,119
In this unprecedented audiobook, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their highly covert work around the world. Author Jamie Smith has planned and executed hundreds of missions on behalf of government agencies and private industry in some of the world's most dangerous hot spots - and lived to tell the tale.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Don't believe a word of it.
- De Dustin Harry en 08-26-15
De: Jamie Smith
-
Guns, Girls, and Greed
- I Was a Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq
- De: Morgan Lerette
- Narrado por: Jay Mohr
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 64
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Lerette, a private contractor employed by the notorious Blackwater in the early days of the Iraq War, pulls no punches in calling out the incompetence of both the US military and the Department of State during the collapse of Iraq. You can decide if the insertion of private contractors in Iraq assisted or detracted from the war effort and if the costs in blood and treasure were worth the carnage.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A funny, yet no bullshit view on the pros and cons of being a contractor in iraq
- De Kyle Gabree en 04-12-25
De: Morgan Lerette
-
Zero Footprint
- The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places
- De: Simon Chase, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Eric Brooks
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 945
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 949
Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry, and top-secret missions - this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military operatives, and since retiring from outfits like US Navy SEAL TEAM Six and the UK's Special Boat Service, they have devoted their lives to executing missions too sensitive for the government to acknowledge. Chase reveals here for the first time the operations too hazardous and politically volatile to be officially sanctioned by his employers.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Read Amazon reviews, not Audible reviews
- De Andrew M en 02-22-16
De: Simon Chase, y otros
-
The Unit
- My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives
- De: Adam Gamal, Kelly Kennedy
- Narrado por: Adam Gamal, Peter Ganim
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 429
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 418
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 418
Inside our military is a team of operators whose work is so secretive that the name of the unit itself is classified. Highly-trained in warfare, self-defense, infiltration, and deep surveillance, "the Unit," as the Department of Defense has asked us to refer to it, has been responsible for preventing dozens of terrorist attacks in the Western world. Never before has a member of this unit shared their story — until now.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Meh
- De Anonymous User en 03-06-24
De: Adam Gamal, y otros
-
Task Force Black
- The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq
- De: Mark Urban
- Narrado por: Mark Urban
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in 2003, the SAS launched one of the most intense and secretive operations in its history: Task Force Black. BBC journalist Mark Urban uncovers the sensational story of this operation and the extraordinary men who carried it out.
De: Mark Urban
-
Blackwater
- The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
- De: Jeremy Scahill
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces, subcontractors working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide, led by Erik Prince
De: Jeremy Scahill
-
Gray Work
- Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy
- De: Jamie Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Gurner
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,237
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,119
In this unprecedented audiobook, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their highly covert work around the world. Author Jamie Smith has planned and executed hundreds of missions on behalf of government agencies and private industry in some of the world's most dangerous hot spots - and lived to tell the tale.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Don't believe a word of it.
- De Dustin Harry en 08-26-15
De: Jamie Smith
-
Guns, Girls, and Greed
- I Was a Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq
- De: Morgan Lerette
- Narrado por: Jay Mohr
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 64
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Lerette, a private contractor employed by the notorious Blackwater in the early days of the Iraq War, pulls no punches in calling out the incompetence of both the US military and the Department of State during the collapse of Iraq. You can decide if the insertion of private contractors in Iraq assisted or detracted from the war effort and if the costs in blood and treasure were worth the carnage.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A funny, yet no bullshit view on the pros and cons of being a contractor in iraq
- De Kyle Gabree en 04-12-25
De: Morgan Lerette
-
Zero Footprint
- The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places
- De: Simon Chase, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Eric Brooks
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 945
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 949
Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry, and top-secret missions - this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military operatives, and since retiring from outfits like US Navy SEAL TEAM Six and the UK's Special Boat Service, they have devoted their lives to executing missions too sensitive for the government to acknowledge. Chase reveals here for the first time the operations too hazardous and politically volatile to be officially sanctioned by his employers.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Read Amazon reviews, not Audible reviews
- De Andrew M en 02-22-16
De: Simon Chase, y otros
-
The Unit
- My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives
- De: Adam Gamal, Kelly Kennedy
- Narrado por: Adam Gamal, Peter Ganim
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 429
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 418
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 418
Inside our military is a team of operators whose work is so secretive that the name of the unit itself is classified. Highly-trained in warfare, self-defense, infiltration, and deep surveillance, "the Unit," as the Department of Defense has asked us to refer to it, has been responsible for preventing dozens of terrorist attacks in the Western world. Never before has a member of this unit shared their story — until now.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Meh
- De Anonymous User en 03-06-24
De: Adam Gamal, y otros
-
Task Force Black
- The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq
- De: Mark Urban
- Narrado por: Mark Urban
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in 2003, the SAS launched one of the most intense and secretive operations in its history: Task Force Black. BBC journalist Mark Urban uncovers the sensational story of this operation and the extraordinary men who carried it out.
De: Mark Urban
-
American Mercenary
- The Riveting, High-Risk World of an Elite SEAL Team Operator Turned Hired Gun
- De: Daniel Corbett
- Narrado por: Daniel Corbett
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 96
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
What does an elite Navy SEAL Team operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies do when he realizes his skills aren’t being properly utilized? He leaves the Navy. In American Mercenary, Daniel Corbett takes listeners on a wild ride through the unadulterated, morally ambiguous, and riveting world of being a hired gun. From Abu Dhabi to Washington, D.C., Cairo to San Diego, Belgrade to places that must remain secret, this is a world where money rules, and where adventure, danger, and absurdity often follow.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Not worth the listen
- De Jeffery en 03-31-25
De: Daniel Corbett
-
Black Ops
- The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
- De: Ric Prado
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,065
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,063
Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Impressive and Inspiring!
- De medardo en 03-12-22
De: Ric Prado
-
Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy
- A Cold Case Investigation
- De: Sarah Adams, Dave Benton
- Narrado por: Brian Sears
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Starting on September 11th, 2012, al-Qa'ida carried out a series of terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate and CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. With over 150 attackers at the Consulate alone, the attack was the largest terrorist attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in history. And yet, the case remained unsolved. The terrorists were never brought to justice because they had not been identified until now.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Truth is good
- De Jamie F en 06-20-24
De: Sarah Adams, y otros
-
The Mystery of Capital
- Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
- De: Hernando de Soto
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 156
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 137
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 135
"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fifths of humanity, its hour of crisis." In The Mystery of Capital, the world-famous Peruvian economist takes up one of the most pressing questions the world faces today: Why do some countries succeed at capitalism while others fail?
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Good global perspective on Capitalism
- De Nellie boi en 05-29-21
De: Hernando de Soto
-
Tough Rugged Bastards
- A Memoir of a Life in Marine Special Operations
- De: John A. Dailey
- Narrado por: Tom Beyer
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 20
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 20
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Following the 9/11 attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the Marine Corps to establish a unit that would answer to US Special Operations Command. The eighty-six-man "Detachment One" was formed with a two-year charter to train and deploy as a "proof-of-concept" to assess the viability of a larger Marine Special Operations contribution in support of the Global War on Terror. For such a departure from the norm, a special leader was needed.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great historical account of the precursor to today’s MARSOC
- De bryan en 01-14-25
De: John A. Dailey
-
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
- The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- De: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrado por: Annie Jacobsen
- Duración: 19 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,164
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,541
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,525
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Lots of facts, offset by too much fiction
- De Steve M en 05-24-19
De: Annie Jacobsen
-
Gentlemen Bastards
- On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces
- De: Kevin Maurer
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 221
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 196
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 197
Until the war in Iraq, the Special Forces were the military's counterinsurgency experts. Their specialty was going behind enemy lines and training insurgent forces. In Afghanistan, they toppled the Taliban by transforming Northern Alliance fighters into cohesive units. But in the almost nine years since, Special Forces units have forgone their previous mission, instead focusing on offensive raids.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
The book that shouldn't been written.
- De jeffrey en 05-30-15
De: Kevin Maurer
-
Razor 03
- A Night Stalker’s Wars
- De: Alan C. Mack
- Narrado por: Alan C. Mack
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 296
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 282
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 282
The attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of a robust and deadly special operations force—Task Force Dagger. Alan C. Mack, Callsign Razor 03, led a team of MH-47E helicopters and armed MH-60s. Their two-fold mission–Personnel Recovery (PR) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) involved flying in terrain and weather previously not thought possible. If that wasn’t enough, they pushed the flight envelope of their specially modified Chinooks to the limit and beyond.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
The honesty of the author
- De Daniel en 06-10-24
De: Alan C. Mack
-
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
- De: Norman F. Dixon
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century of military incompetence, of costly mishaps and tragic blunders. Are these simple accidents—as the "bloody fool" theory has it—or are they inevitable? The psychologist Norman F. Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, and locates this pattern within the very act of creating armies in the first place, which in his view produces a levelling down of human capability that encourages the mediocre and limits the gifted.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Engaging
- De Shari Therneau en 11-26-24
De: Norman F. Dixon
-
The Myth of Capitalism
- Monopolies and the Death of Competition
- De: Jonathan Tepper, Denise Hearn
- Narrado por: Pamela Almand
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 245
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 213
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 213
The Myth of Capitalism tells the story of how America has gone from an open, competitive marketplace to an economy where a few very powerful companies dominate key industries that affect our daily lives. Digital monopolies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are gatekeepers to the digital world. Amazon is capturing almost all online shopping dollars. We have the illusion of choice, but for most critical decisions, we have only one or two companies when it comes to high speed internet, health insurance, medical care, mortgage title insurance, or even consumer goods like toothpaste.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Read and then take action
- De Eric Baird en 05-29-19
De: Jonathan Tepper, y otros
-
Level Zero Heroes
- The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
- De: Michael Golembesky, John R. Bruning
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,158
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,050
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
In Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their assignment to the remote and isolated Taliban stronghold known as Bala Murghab as they conduct special operations in an effort to break the Taliban's grip on the Valley. What started out as a routine mission changed when two 82nd Airborne Paratroopers tragically drowned in the Bala Murghab River while trying to retrieve vital supplies from an air drop that had gone terribly wrong.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Worst narrator ever
- De Bob M en 07-03-15
De: Michael Golembesky, y otros
-
The Night Stalkers
- De: Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov, Lt. Col - Ret Robert L. Johnson
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,247
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,003
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,001
Here are thrilling, never-before-heard stories of the Army's elite aviation unit - the most daring and professional helicopter crews in the world. Special Operations pilots are notoriously reticent; they don't talk about their missions, at least not to anyone outside their small community. But now, with the publication of The Night Stalkers, Durant and Steven Hartov shed a fascinating light on these mysterious super commandos and take readers into a world they have only imagined.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A book that does justice
- De Robert en 10-05-07
De: Michael J. Durant, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Civilian Warriors
Con calificación alta para:
Reseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total4 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Steve
- 10-27-14
Excellent and Enlightening.
Would you listen to Civilian Warriors again? Why?
Absolutely, I've listened to several chapters more than once.
Any additional comments?
I have business partners and several colleagues who have worked with Mr. Prince in the past. Their stories mirror the descriptions provided in this book and add credible details. If you were to base all of your opinions about Blackwater and Erik Prince on the media, you would be sorely mistaken. It's an excellent, and long overdue, insight into an often misunderstood and misaligned industry.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Tin Y Ng
- 06-16-17
Read this book without bias!
This is a must read! Be sure to read this and not be entrenched with rumors about Blackwater's infamy and scandles. This book goes into details the capabilities of the services of the private sector and the fallacies of Government. (Which we often confused the two in terms of results.)
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total4 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 11-10-20
Really a true story?
An interesting probe to the heart of private military and security industry by a real.insider Eric Prince.Niece peace.CIA havo to be satisfied.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Guy Incognito
- 06-21-21
A great read/listen.
Nice to see the truth get out about this amazing company. Mr. Prince is a great American citizen.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Carlos B.
- 05-24-19
Incredible book, great narrative and story
Loved this book. It has so much useful information though. Will definitely listen to it again. Great insight into the world of private military contractors and its most emblematic one: Blackwater. Also the chapters about Erik Prince's life were very moving.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Christie
- 03-30-17
Eyeopening
What did you love best about Civilian Warriors?
This book was very informative and opened my eyes on how our government quickly places blame anywhere they can except where it really belongs.
What did you like best about this story?
The book was very detailed.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- C. May
- 08-05-17
Patriot, Capitalist, Entrepreneur
Where does Civilian Warriors rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Near the top.
What other book might you compare Civilian Warriors to and why?
Skunk Works.
What about Jeff Gurner’s performance did you like?
Believable and understandable.
If you could give Civilian Warriors a new subtitle, what would it be?
I can't so what would be the point?
Any additional comments?
Listen to it.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- nick nelson
- 10-11-23
get it!
cover to cover 3 times over, great story and insight into the PMC and DOD relationship and functions
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Rawhide1
- 03-09-24
The truth.
The truth sets Blackwater & Prince free. Great read from behind the curtain. Hero’s do exist you will find out. Thanks for the meticulous work, great writing, look into The Why?, and the time it took to let US know. Better than fiction. Thank you!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Dougie NYC
- 11-06-24
America’s need for this type of agency
This was a dramatic chronology and an opportunity to look behind the curtain. What an amazing story.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña