As the U.S. military shrinks, a private army is stepping into the breach. Some refer to them as mercenaries; to others, they are soldiers of fortune. They call themselves contractors. They drive trucks, train soldiers and policemen, and protect supply convoys and U.S. diplomats. Who are they? How did they get into this line of work? Work do they do it? A Bloody Business: America's war Zone Contractors and the Occupation of Iraq takes you into the lives of the men ...
