First book-length study of the use of drones in the Vietnam War.
David Axe Books
"Machete Squad is the story of a soldier trying to keep people alive as America's longest war rages all around him. It is the autobiographical story of Brent Dulak, who is burnt out from his two tours in Iraq, as he heads to Afghanistan. He's a U.S. Army medic who was recently promoted to sergeant, in charge of a team of soldiers whose job it will be patch up the wounded at a remote outpost as American forces prepare to turn Kandahar Province over to the Afghan forces. He must look out for the welfare of his men and their patients even as he doubts his own abilities--and at times his sanity."--Provided by publisher.
Space-based superweapons and their architects, and the high-stakes politics that reined them in, are the subject of this brief book.