Kevin Knodell Livres

First book-length study of the use of drones in the Vietnam War.

The 'Stan is a collection of short comics about America's longest war. Individual stories highlight different perspectives--one through the eyes of a Taliban ambassador and others through the eyes of Afghan and U.S. Army soldiers--but every account highlights the human element of war. The tales in this book--based on reporting by David Axe and Kevin Knodell and drawn by artist Blue Delliquanti--are all true and took place in roughly the first decade of the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan. While the stories are from the recent past, The 'Stan is still very much about Afghanistan's and America's present--and likely their future.

"Machete Squad is the story of a soldier trying to keep people alive as America's longest war rages all around him. It is the autobiographical story of Brent Dulak, who is burnt out from his two tours in Iraq, as he heads to Afghanistan. He's a U.S. Army medic who was recently promoted to sergeant, in charge of a team of soldiers whose job it will be patch up the wounded at a remote outpost as American forces prepare to turn Kandahar Province over to the Afghan forces. He must look out for the welfare of his men and their patients even as he doubts his own abilities--and at times his sanity."--Provided by publisher.

Space-based superweapons and their architects, and the high-stakes politics that reined them in, are the subject of this brief book.