The changing face of empire [electronic resource] : special ops, drones, spies, proxy fighters, secret bases, and cyberwarfare / by Nick Turse

Following the failures of the Iraq and Afghan wars, as well as military lite' methods and counterinsurgency, the Pentagon is pioneering a new brand of global warfare predicated on special ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, and cyberwarfare. It may sound like a safer, saner war-fighting. In reality, it will prove anything but, as Turse's pathbreaking reportage makes clear.'