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Danger close : tactical air controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Call, Steve, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2007]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Texas A & M University military history series ; 113.
Subjects:
Afghan War, 2001- > Aerial operations, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Aerial operations, American.
Close air support > History > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • Preface
  • List of Air Force ranks and abbreviations
  • Prologue
  • Part 1. Afghanistan
  • The challenge is clear--and daunting
  • Integrating the Special Forces--close air support team
  • The fall of the Taliban regime
  • Operation Anaconda
  • Just another day in Afghanistan
  • Part 2. Iraq
  • A controversial invasion in a context of controversy
  • "Our business now is North"
  • A tale of two bridges
  • Through the gap, across the bridge, and on to Baghdad
  • The thunder runs
  • The Scud hunt and operations in western Iraq
  • The drive from the North
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix : people interviewed
  • Glossary
  • Index.