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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blehm, Eric
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Afghan War, 2001- > United States.
Afghan War, 2001- > Commando operations.
United States. > Army. > Special Forces.
Taliban.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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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.
Physical Description:375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780061661228
0061661228