The only thing worth dying for: how eleven Green Berets forged a new Afghanistan
The author exposes the realities of unconventional warfare and nation-building in Afghanistan in this chronicle of one of the most important military mission in the early days of the Global War on Terror--ODA 574--wherein a Special Forces team infiltrated the mountains of southern Afghanistan, fomen...
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| Summary: | The author exposes the realities of unconventional warfare and nation-building in Afghanistan in this chronicle of one of the most important military mission in the early days of the Global War on Terror--ODA 574--wherein a Special Forces team infiltrated the mountains of southern Afghanistan, fomented a tribal revolt, and forced the Taliban to surrender |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references A most dangerous mission -- The quiet professionals -- To war -- The soldier and the statesman -- The Taliban patrol -- The Battle of Tarin Kowt -- Credibility -- Madness -- Death on the horizon -- The ruins -- The thirteenth sortie -- Futility -- Rescue at Shawali Kowt -- Worth dying for |
| Physical Description: | 375 S., [8] Bl. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
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Contents
Prologue
.1
ι
A Most Dangerous Mission
.3
2
The Quiet Professionals
.21
3
To War
.47
4
The Soldier and the Statesman
.67
5
The Taliban Patrol
. .95
6
The Battle of
Tarin
Kowt
.
HI
7
Credibility
_.139
8
Madness
.161
9
Death on the Horizon
. 201
10
The Ruins
.'.233
n
The Thirteenth Sortie
.259
12
Futility
. ._. . . .283
13
Rescue at Shawali Kowt
.299
14
Worth Dying For
.321
Epilogue
.341
Map of
Tarin
Kowt
._.-----.352
Map of Shawali Kowt
.354
Acknowledgments
.357
Selected Bibliography
.363
Notes
.367 |
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