Just added to SWJ's blog roll: Wanted Dead or Alive. This blog by Benjamin Runkle is drawn from his book Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts from Geronimo to bin Laden (forthcoming in July from Palgrave Macmillan - note that with current events the Amazon release date has been moved forward) - a history of strategic manhunts (defined as military campaigns in which U.S. forces are deployed abroad with the operational objective of killing one man). Ben provides links to and non-partisan commentary on current operations in the War on Terror.Benjamin Runkle is a former paratrooper and presidential speechwriter with a Harvard PhD and a Bronze Star from Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has worked in the Department of Defense and on the National Security Council.
SWJ Editor Note (Dave Dilegge): I had the pleasure of reading the pre-editing draft of Wanted Dead or Alive and was captivated. Little did I know how much I did not know concerning U.S. military manhunts. Ben's book changed all that, it is a first-class contribution to our community of interest and practice.