A wisecracking foreign correspondent recounts her experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan while sharing cautionary observations about the region in its first post-Taliban years and the responsibilities of the U.S. and NATO.
Looks at the war in Afghanistan, including its causes and notable figures and battles, and the continued fighting for the area that happened after the war.
the story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
Golembesky, Michael
Chronicles the experiences of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 as they carry out a dangerous mission to wrest Taliban power from the isolated Taliban stronghold of Bala Murghab in Afghanistan.
Chronicles the experiences of the Marine Corps Third Platoon in Afghanistan in January of 2011, at which time they experienced a greater than fifty percent casualty rate in the context of a larger unsuccessful U.S. effort. Also discusses the failed attempt of the U.S. and its allies to remove Al-Qaida and build a democracy and the experiences of the Marines who were charged with implementing these nearly impossible goals.
Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN
Williams, Gary
2011
A biography of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic actions battling Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan. Describes Murphy's life on New York's Long Island and how he developed into a man who would sacrifice his life for his comrades. Discusses the effect of his death in 2005 on his tight-knit family as they learned more about Operation Red Wings in which he lost his life.
"A Navy SEAL's highly-charged account of his combat missions in Iraq and his miraculous recovery from wounds that might have killed him--if it were not for his grit and the devotion of his wife and family"--.
