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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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093000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Summary |
The first-ever inside look at the US military's secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft program--equal parts techno-thriller, historical account, and war memoir. Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military's counterterrorism arsenal. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider. In Hunter Killer, Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare. This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique-in-history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One counterterrorism missions. Only a handful of people know what it's like to hunt terrorists from the sky, watching through the electronic eye of aircraft that can stay aloft for a day at a time, waiting to deploy their cutting-edge technology to neutralize threats to America's national security. Hunter Killer is the counterpoint to the stories from the battlefront told in books like No Easy Day and American Sniper: While special operators such as SEALs and Delta Force have received a lot of attention in recent years, no book has ever told the story of the unmanned air war. Until now. |
| Note |
Downloadable audio file. |
| Performer |
Read by Holter Graham. |
| Summary |
An insider's tour of the U.S. military's secret Remotely Piloted Aircraft program discusses how drones work and their potential for neutralizing security threats. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
McCurley, T. Mark.
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Afghan War (2001-) |
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
| Chronological Term |
2003-2011 |
| Subject |
Drone aircraft pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations, American.
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Predator (Drone aircraft)
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United States. Air Force -- Officers -- Biography.
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Drone aircraft -- United States.
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Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles -- United States.
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National security -- United States.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations.
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Military weapons -- United States.
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Targeted killing.
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Drone aircraft. |
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Military operations, Aerial. |
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Military weapons. |
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National security. |
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Targeted killing. |
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Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles. |
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Iraq. |
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United States. |
| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Maurer, Kevin, author.
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Graham, Holter, narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): McCurley, T. Mark. Hunter killer : inside America's unmanned air war New York, NY : Penguin Audio, [2015] 9781611763188 (NjBwBT)bl2015041619 (OCoLC)882411726 |
| ISBN |
9780553545142 : $76.00 |
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0553545140 : $76.00 |
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