Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa (Dispatch Books)

You won’t see segments about it on the nightly news or read about it on the front page of America’s newspapers, but the Pentagon is fighting a new shadow war in Africa, helping to destabilize whole countries and preparing the ground for future blowback. Behind closed doors, U.S. officers now claim that “Africa is the battlefield of tomorrow, today." In Tomorrow’s Battlefield, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Nick Turse exposes the shocking true story of the U.S. military’s spreading secret wars in Africa. You Won't See Segments About It On The Nightly News Or Read About It On The Front Page Of America's Newspapers, But The Pentagon Is Fighting A New Shadow War In Africa, Helping To Destabilize Whole Countries And Preparing The Ground For Future Blowback. Behind Closed Doors, U.s. Officers Now Claim That Africa Is The Battlefield Of Tomorrow, Today. Introduction: Tomorrow's Battlefield -- America's Shadow Wars In Africa: Obama's Scramble For Africa -- Blowback Central: The Terror Diaspora -- Africom's Gigantic Small Footprint: The Pivot To Africa -- Nonstop Ops: Us Military Averaging More Than A Mission A Day In Africa -- Africom Becomes A War-fighting Combatant Command: Going To War On The Sly -- The Pentagon, Libya, And Tomorrow's Blowback Today: How Not To End Violence In A War-torn Land -- How Benghazi Birthed The New Normal In Africa: A Secret African Mission And An African Mission That's No Secret -- An East-west Showdown: China, America, And A New Cold War In Africa -- Christmas In July And The Collapse Of America's Great African Experiment: As A Man-made Famine Looms, Christmas Comes Early To South Sudan -- American Monuments To Failure In Africa? How Not To Win Hearts And Minds -- American Success And The Rise Of West African Piracy: Pirates Of The Gulf Of Guinea -- The Outpost That Doesn't Exist In The Country You Can't Locate: A Base Camp, An Authoritarian Regime, And The Future Of Us Blowback In Africa -- Afterword: Finding Barack Obama In South Sudan -- Appendix: Us Africa Command Debates Tomdispatch: An Exchange On The Nature Of The Us Military Presence In Africa. Nick Turse. Includes Index. You won't see segments about it on the nightly news or read about it on the front page of America's newspapers, but the Pentagon is fighting a new shadow war in Africa, helping to destabilize whole countries and preparing the ground for future blowback. Behind closed doors, U.S. officers now claim that “Africa is the battlefield of tomorrow, today." In Tomorrow's Battlefield, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Nick Turse exposes the shocking true story of the U.S. military's spreading secret wars in Africa. Political Science,Africa Investigative journalist and bestselling author Nick Turse exposes the shocking expansion of the U.S. military's covert wars in Africa.