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First in : an insider's account of how the CIA spearheaded the war on terror in Afghanistan
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Published
New York : Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, [2005].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 379 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Security Public Library - NONFICTION | 958.1046 SCHRO | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, [2005].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents covertly began to change history. This is the riveting first-person account of the harrowing top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban and launch the war on terror.".
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"Gary Schroen was hardly expecting to take on such a job. Like the veteran officer in countless cop movies, he was planning for retirement when disaster struck. After 9/11, at age fifty-nine, he was drafted back for his most dangerous assignment: to lead a handpicked team of operatives deep into Afghan territory and prepare the way for an American assault.".
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"Comprised of seven agents, experts in fields ranging from communications to medicine to weaponry, the group called "JAWBREAKER" found itself in hostile terrain while identifying targets for U.S. bombs and coordinating U.S. forces with the Northern Alliance (NA), the organized opposition to the Taliban dictatorship.".
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"JAWBREAKER struggled to maintain coherence within the NA, which had been deprived of its charismatic leader Ahmad Shah Masood when he was murdered on September 9 by an al-Qa'ida bomb concealed in a camera. The success of Schroen and his group would mean the collapse of the Taliban, the disruption of al-Qa'ida, and the end of Afghanistan as a sanctuary for terrorists.
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Impeding JAWBREAKER's progress was the absence of a Taliban infrastructure that could be targeted, a Pakistani government eager to interfere, and a "rash and reckless" U.S. government that did not know the most effective way to attack." "First In is a uniquely intimate look at a mission that began the U.S. retaliation against terrorism - and reclaimed the country of Afghanistan for its people."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schroen, G. C. (2005). First in: an insider's account of how the CIA spearheaded the war on terror in Afghanistan (First edition.). Presidio Press/Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schroen, Gary C. 2005. First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War On Terror in Afghanistan. Presidio Press/Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schroen, Gary C. First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War On Terror in Afghanistan Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schroen, Gary C. First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War On Terror in Afghanistan First edition., Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, 2005.
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