Master of War
Blackwater USA's Erik Prince and the Business of War
Chapter One
The Prince
Erik Prince learned a lot from his father both from his
life and from his death. Edgar Prince was just a boy
when his own father died of a heart attack at the age of
thirty-six. The death left young Edgar with little
choice but to assume a new identity as caretaker for his
widowed mother and two siblings. Edgar Prince would
eventually build a fortune, but he would do it on a
history of hardship.
"They made it through the Great Depression and through
the war," recalled Erik. Not even a teenager, Edgar
worked his way through middle school by taking a job at
a local car dealership, where he cleaned and prepped new
vehicles for delivery.
By the time Edgar was old enough to go to college, money
was still tight, so he joined the military to help him
get through. When he left college, he served his
two-year commitment in the Air Force. The military was
never a passion for Edgar, the way it would be for his
son.
Edgar Prince was a man driven by business. After the Air
Force, ... read full excerpt from Master of War ebook
