The only thing worth dying for : how eleven Green Berets forged a new Afghanistan

The only thing worth dying for How eleven Green Berets forged a new Afghanistan

Eric Blehm

Book - 2010

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.

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Subjects
United States. > Army. > Special Forces.
Taliban.
Afghan War, 2001-
Afghan War, 2001- > Commando operations.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Published
New York : Harper c2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Eric Blehm (-)
Physical Description
375 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780061661235
9780061661228
  • Prologue
  • 1. A Most Dangerous Mission
  • 2. The Quiet Professionals
  • 3. To War
  • 4. The Soldier and the Statesman
  • 5. The Taliban Patrol
  • 6. The Battle of Tarin Kowt
  • 7. Credibility
  • 8. Madness
  • 9. Death on the Horizon
  • 10. The Ruins
  • 11. The Thirteenth Sortie
  • 12. Futility
  • 13. Rescue at Shawali Kowt
  • 14. Worth Dying For
  • Epilogue
  • Map of Tarin Kowt
  • Map of Shawali Kowt
  • Acknowledgments
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Notes

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