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Item Details
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HAMMERHEAD SIX
THE STORY OF THE FIRST SPECIAL FORCES "A" CAMP IN AFGHANISTAN'S VIOLENT PECH VALLEY |
| By: |
Ronald Fry, Tad Tuleja |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£21.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0316341436 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780316341431 |
| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY |
| Pub. date: |
19 January, 2016 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
The incredible story of the Green Berets' "hearts and minds" counterinsurgency in Afghanistan's notorious Pech River Valley told by the unit commander who befriended the locals while hunting for terrorists in the dangerous early days of America's war on terror. |
| Synopsis: |
Two years before the action in Lone Survivor, a Green Berets A Team conducted a very different, successful mission in Afghanistan's notorious Pech Valley. Led by Captain Ronald Fry, the Hammerhead Six mission applied the principles of unconventional warfare to "win hearts and minds" and fight against the terrorist insurgency. In 2003, the Special Forces soldiers entered an area later called "the most dangerous place in Afghanistan." Here, where the line between civilians and armed zealots was indistinct, they illustrated the Afghan proverb: "I destroy my enemy by making him my friend." Fry recounts how they were seen as welcome guests rather than invaders. Soon after their deployment ended, the Pech Valley reverted to turmoil. Their success was never replicated. Hammerhead Six finally reveals how cultural respect, hard work (and the occasional machine-gun burst) were more than a match for the Taliban and Al Qaeda. |
| Illustrations: |
1 8 page black and white photo insert |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Hachette Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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