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Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa Paperback – May 19, 2015

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  • Paperback: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Haymarket Books (May 19, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1608464636
  • ISBN-13: 978-1608464630
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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2.0 out of 5 starsand a better written one
By Dave Beemon on May 27, 2015
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The book is more of a listing than an actual book. Lists of military bases. Lists of weapons. He piles up circumstantial evidence which I'm sure is overwhelmingly correct in the fact that we are doing something in Africa. But what? There is no narrative to speak of and the author was unable to get any information from the stonewalling pentagon. Not surprising, but I expected more of an insider book, and a better written one. It reads like a computer manual.
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5.0 out of 5 starsShine a light on a undediscused issue.
By Sergio on December 27, 2015
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Sheading light on an important subject too long ignored by the American News Media. A valuable easy to read and understand discussion of what the Government of The US is doing in our name on what they hope to keep the DARK CONTENENT.
I'm looking forward to Dr. Turse's next book.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood legwork, little context
By M.B. on February 23, 2016
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"Tomorrow's Battlefield" is an impressive collection of research. It is an impressive catalog of US military activity in Africa. Nick Turse has done a fantastic amount of legwork in going through declassified documents, public records, and back-and-forths with military personnel. With all this work, he has created essentially a Rolodex of militarism. Unfortunately, the book fails to provide much context for these military activities.

Each of the 13 chapters seems to have the same thesis: that US intervention in Africa is expanding. To back this up, Turse has an array of believable numbers. He talks about the number of bases on the continent, the amount of drones, the number of airplanes, and so forth. The book is made up of articles that Turse originally wrote for TomDispatch.com, but each chapter seems to be repeating the same thing over and over. It becomes very tedious.

I believe Turse's thesis to be correct, but it needs context. Does "counter-terrorism" explain the entire build up? Where is the congressional and executive oversight? Besides the presence, what actual activities on the ground are happening in Africa? Without this context, the book shrinks to the thesis and offers little insight beyond the numbers.

I hope this book serves, at the very least, as a launching pad for more investigative journalism and research. Turse has done some preliminary groundwork, now researches need to find context for it.
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1.0 out of 5 starsNigerians are Not From Niger
By W. Cherry on March 16, 2016
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Turse sarcastically criticizes U.S. military involvement in Africa, but does not address the underlying issues that make U.S. military involvement in Africa difficult. Whats more, he offers no alternatives. Criticism without offering another "plan" leaves me suspect of his intentions and suggests he has no better grasp of the situation that the folks he bashes. An aside: On page 84, Mr. Turse calls people from Niger, Nigerians. Wrong! Nigerians are from Nigeria. Nigeriens are from Niger. This is basic. If he can't get this right, then perhaps some of his other assumptions may b equally wrong.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By idell on March 24, 2016
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Turse's usual excellent digging and reporting. Timely.
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