Irregular Army

Irregular Army, volume 1, by Matt Kennard provides an explosive investigation into how America's longest wars created internal threats. This politics and social sciences title examines how the recruitment crisis during the War on Terror allowed white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and convicted criminals to enter the U.S. military. Kennard uses years of on-the-ground reporting to show how these recruitment policies directly connected to the rise of MAGA extremism and the global resurgence of fascism.

This work in politics and government links the domestic fallout of the War on Terror to the January 6 insurrection and the militarization of far-right politics. Kennard details how the Pentagon empowered violent ideologues to staff conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, creating a legacy of authoritarian danger. Irregular Army serves as a searing exposé on how imperial violence abroad fuels instability and domestic terror within the United States and across the globe.