"An insightful history of the development of America's counterterrorism strategy, technology and organization from Reagan to Obama. This book offers well-researched and balanced judgments which underscore the crucial need for robust and clear oversight of covert operations."-Bruce Riedel, Director of the Intelligence Project, Brookings Institution -- Bruce Riedel "In Christopher J. Fuller's brilliantly written book, the origins of America's controversial policy of using drones to fight terrorism emerge clearly for the first time."-Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of We Know All About You: The Story of Surveillance in Britain and America -- Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones "Scholars, practitioners, and citizens alike will learn more here than anywhere else about the rise of drones and, especially, the largely unheralded role the CIA played in this development."-Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia -- Loch K. Johnson "A deeply researched, provocative, and important analysis of the origins of the CIA's drone program."-Kathryn Olmsted, Professor of History, University of California, Davis -- Kathryn Olmsted "Fuller carefully structures a historical analysis of American counterterrorism policy and the subsequent evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from the Reagan administration through today."-Choice * Choice *