Predator

“Fascinating . . . [Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts—or ground-to-air—history of the world's most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Fresh and authoritative . . . [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11.”—The Washington Post

“Superb . . . A lively, well-written genesis story . . . During five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Whittle unearthed a long list of revelations about the armed, remotely piloted aircraft . . . And he adds scintillating details about its role in the hunt for top Al Qaeda leaders.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

“[Predator is] important because it is about a flying machine . . . with consequences so enormous as to nearly defy everyday language . . . Whittle is no unthinking patriot. He raises the questions that anybody who cares about the sacredness of human life ought to ask.”—The Dallas Morning News

“Predator . . . tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare.”—Daily News (New York)

“Read Predator for the fascinating story of how the unmanned aerial vehicle revolution came about.”—Foreign Policy

“Endlessly interesting and full of implication . . . There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertained . . . Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it ‘may change the way people live.'”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Engrossing . . . [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history.”—Publishers Weekly

“[The Predator's] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue.”—Booklist

“Military and aviation aficionados will learn from and enjoy this in-depth work.”—Library Journal