Marc Ambinder: 3 books
The Brink
President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
“An informative and often enthralling book…in the appealing style of Tom Clancy” (Kirkus Reviews) about the 1983 war game that triggered a tense, brittle period of nuclear brinkmanship between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
What happened in 1983 to make the Soviet Union...
The Command
Deep Inside the President's Secret Army
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
The U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has proven to be the most lethal weapon in the president's arsenal. Shrouded in secrecy, the Command has done more to degrade the capacity of terrorists to attack the United States than any other single entity. And counter-terrorism is only one of its...
Deep State
Inside the Government Secrecy Industry
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
There is a hidden country within the United States. It was formed from the astonishing number of secrets held by the government and the growing ranks of secret-keepers given charge over them. The government secrecy industry speaks in a private language of codes and acronyms, and follows an arcane...