{"product_id":"irregular-army-matt-kennard-9781781685631","title":"Irregular Army: How the Us Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror","description":"Since the launch of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars--now the longest wars in American history--the US military has struggled to recruit troops. It has responded, as Matt Kennard's explosive investigative report makes clear, by opening its doors to neo-Nazis, white supremacists, gang members, criminals of all stripes, the overweight, and the mentally ill. Based on several years of reporting, \u003ci\u003eIrregular Army \u003c\/i\u003eincludes extensive interviews with extremist veterans and leaders of far-right hate groups--who spoke openly of their eagerness to have their followers acquire military training for a coming domestic race war. As a report commissioned by the Department of Defense itself put it, \"Effectively, the military has a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy pertaining to extremism.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrregular Army\u003c\/i\u003e connects some of the War on Terror's worst crimes to this opening-up of the US military. With millions of veterans now back in the US and domestic extremism on the rise, Kennard's book is a stark warning about potential dangers facing Americans--from their own soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Kennard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781685630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781685631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Matt Kennard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447567069439,"sku":"9781781685631","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_357e3030-8db7-4fee-b5de-9b35efce0faf.jpg?v=1777233549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irregular-army-matt-kennard-9781781685631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}