Ebook: Contractors and war the transformation of US expeditionary operations

Overview of American government expeditionary operations utilizing private contractors / Robert Mandel -- Attitudes on the ground : what soldiers think about civilian contractors / Ryan Kelty & Darcy Schnack -- Looking beyond Iraq : contractors in U.S. global activities / Renee de Nevers -- The elephant in the room / Bill Flavin -- Sharing the same space : the evolving relationship between U.S. NGOs, battlefield contractors and U.S. armed forces / Sam Worthington -- PMSCS and risk in counterinsurgency warfare / Kateri Carmola -- Contractors and the law / Geoffrey Corn -- Contractors' wars and the Commission on Wartime Contracting / Allison Stanger -- Private contractors, public consequences : the need for an effective criminal justice framework / David Price -- How to decide when a contractor source is better to use than a government source / Frank Camm -- Reforming the US approach to stabilization and reconstruction operations / Stuart Bowen -- Contractors supporting military operations : many challenges remain / Jacques Gansler & William Lucyshyn.