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Rent Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
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Format: Paperback, Unabridged-MP3
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Published: Mar 2006
Genre: History - Military
Retail Price: $18.00
Pages: 425
Synopsis
An award-winning journalist provides an eyewitness account of the brutal March 2002 battle of untested U.S. troops against fanatical Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan's Shahikot valley, capturing the courage and resourcefulness of these young soldiers against overwhelming odds, including high-level strategic miscalculations. Reprint.
Reviews
Comparable to Blackhawk Down. Some readers may see an anti-military bias in this book. I don't. I do see a story about how rapid success can shroud problems that are only revealed by adversity. One of the lessons of Blackhawk Down is that battles cannot be effectively directed by remote commanders lacking situational awareness. Not a Good Day to Die shows that we haven't learned that, yet. Further, not only does the tendency continue, it is exacerbated by modern communications and a public/media hungry for fresh meat.