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Author Chatterjee, Pratap.

Title Halliburton's army : how a well-connected Texas oil company revolutionized the way America makes war / Pratap Chatterjee.

Imprint New York : Nation Books, c2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  956.704431 C392h 2009    ---  Available
Description xvi, 284 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-261) and index.
Contents Introduction: A revolution in military affairs -- Riding the catfish to Anaconda -- Early days of Brown & Root -- Brothers in arms : Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld -- Cheney at the helm -- The birth of logcap -- Supporting the war on terror -- Operation restore Iraqi oil (RIO) -- Corruption in Kuwait -- Camp Anaconda -- Keep on truckin' -- The whistle-blowers -- Investigation and punishment -- Conclusion: Revisiting the revolution in military affairs.
Subject Halliburton Company -- History.
Petroleum products -- Texas -- History.
ISBN 9781568583921 (alk. paper)
1568583923 (alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000043593905
IG# 9781568583921

 
    
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