The only thing worth dying for : how eleven Green Berets forged a new Afghanistan / Eric Blehm.

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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Main Author: Blehm, Eric
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, ©2010 [2009]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Special Forces.
Taliban.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Commando operations.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Physical Description:375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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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.
Call Number:DS371.412 .B58 2009
ISBN:9780061661228
0061661228