First platoon : a story of modern war in the age of identity dominance /
Jacobsen, Annie,
First platoon : a story of modern war in the age of identity dominance / Annie Jacobsen. - x, 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-372) and index.
The Panopticon -- The two will wests -- The hijacker's fingerprints -- The biometric belly button -- Geography is destiny -- Kabul is burning -- Murder, mayhem, and consequence management -- Battle damage assessment -- Strong point Payenzai -- The god's-eye view -- Abdul Ahad -- The three ides -- Getting a platoon -- C-wire -- July 2, 2012 -- The man in white -- Double murder -- The clue trail -- True identities -- The genetic Panopticon -- The court of public opinion -- acknowledgments -- Interviews and written correspondence.
"An urgent investigation into warfare in the age of biometrics, and the dangerous implications of new technologies that would allow the government to identify anyone, anywhere, at any time"--
9781524746667 1524746665
2020039784
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 73rd. Squadron, 4th.
United States. Army --Stability operations--History--21st century.
Afghan War, 2001---Military intelligence--Case studies.
Biometric identification--United States.
Terrorists--Identification.
Military intelligence--United States.
Case studies.
First platoon : a story of modern war in the age of identity dominance / Annie Jacobsen. - x, 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-372) and index.
The Panopticon -- The two will wests -- The hijacker's fingerprints -- The biometric belly button -- Geography is destiny -- Kabul is burning -- Murder, mayhem, and consequence management -- Battle damage assessment -- Strong point Payenzai -- The god's-eye view -- Abdul Ahad -- The three ides -- Getting a platoon -- C-wire -- July 2, 2012 -- The man in white -- Double murder -- The clue trail -- True identities -- The genetic Panopticon -- The court of public opinion -- acknowledgments -- Interviews and written correspondence.
"An urgent investigation into warfare in the age of biometrics, and the dangerous implications of new technologies that would allow the government to identify anyone, anywhere, at any time"--
9781524746667 1524746665
2020039784
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 73rd. Squadron, 4th.
United States. Army --Stability operations--History--21st century.
Afghan War, 2001---Military intelligence--Case studies.
Biometric identification--United States.
Terrorists--Identification.
Military intelligence--United States.
Case studies.