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041 _aE
020 _a9780061661228
082 _aDS 371.412 .B54 2010
100 _aBlehm, Eric.
245 _aThe only thing worth dying for : how eleven Green Berets forged a new Afghanistan / Eric Blehm.
260 _aNew York : HarperCollins, c2010.
300 _a375 p., [16] p. plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical refernces—(p. 363-365).
500 _a“Maps on lining papers”.
500 _a“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”.
500 _aSummary: “This story is dedicated to the men and women of the coalition forces who have fought in Afghanistan, and to their families and loved ones, many of whom have come to realize that not all battles end with the war”—back of title page.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aAfghan War, 2001-. – United States.
650 _aAfghan War, 2001-. – Commando operations.
650 _aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
650 _aUnited States. Army. Special Forces.
650 _aTaliban.
650 _aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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