shane harris talks about the military s use of cyberspace to wage war. he discusses the involvement of private companies like google and microsoft in this fifth domain of warfare. this hourlong program starts now on booktv. i m pleased to welcome shane harris this evening to discuss his new book, alt war: the rise of the military complex, in which he chronicles the fifth domain of warfare. he explains how government agencies are teaming up with the likes of google and microsoft to monitor cyberspace and collect information and what that means for us as individuals and a nation. this is harris second book. the watchers: the rise of america s surveillance state, won the helen bernstein book award for excellence in journalism. he s currently a senior writer covering intelligence and national security at the the daily beast, he s also worked as a senior writer for foreign policy, and his work has appeared in the new york times, the wall street journal and the wa
he is currently a senior writer at the daily beast. he is also worked as a senior writer for foreign policy and his work as appeared in numerous publications including the new york times, the wall street journal, and the washington post. also a fellow at the new america foundation. we re pleased to welcome him back for his second appearance at politics and prose. hell me welcome shane hairs. shane harris. thank you for coming out. on a night like tonight you could be sitting on a veranda, drinking wine and enjoying this summer evening. so i m glad you chose to spend the evening with me. great to see so many people and friends and colleagues as well. we were just talking before we began, i ve been touring with the book, and speaking at a number of book stores around the country, and this one really is just prized for the way it brings people out in the community and it s so great to see such a large gathering. this is great for a book talk. you re making me very happ
started a few months later, in spring of 2006. i felt like i still was having some restlessness having had thatster generals. host: we have been talking with dr. dinah miller co-author of some shrink rap. booktv is on facebook. like us to get publishing news scheduling update, behind the scenes pictures and videos author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. facebook.com/booktv. shane harris talks about the military s use of cyber space to wage war. he discusses the involvement of private companies like google and microsoft in this fifth domain of warfare. this hour-long program starts now on booktv. i m pleased to welcome shane harris this evening to discuss his new book, @war: the rice of the bill tear internet complex. hello ands how government agencies are teaming up with the likes of google and microsoft and finance companies to monitor cyber space and collect information and what that means for us as individuals and a nation.