American Coup

A stunning exploration of the subtle erosion of freedom in an age of concocted fear and de facto military authority. When we think of a military coup, the first image that comes to mind is a general, standing at a podium with a flag behind him, declaring the deposing of elected leaders and the institution of martial law. Think again. In American Coup , William Arkin reveals the desk-bound takeover of the highest reaches of government by a coterie of "grey men" of the national security establishm