Gray Work: Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy (Large Print)

In this unprecedented book, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their covert work around the world.

Jamie Smith reveals in raw, intimate terms what paramilitary spies like him do when the government cannot act or take public responsibility. Combining a thrilling narrative with bracing boots-on-the-ground realism, Gray Work follows Smith through grinding CIA training, his work with Blackwater Security, and the creation of his own company. Here is the grit and gristle of contemporary warfare, from espionage and assassinations to rescues and renditions.

Smith has helped shape a decade of war, and his book illustrates how the men who serve in this gray area between the public and private worlds are transforming the art and science of modern combat.