US Army Green Beret in Afghanistan 2001-02

WARRIOR

• Author: Leigh Neville
• Illustrator: Peter Dennis
• Publication Date: 21 Apr 2016

In October 2001 the most militarily advanced nation on earth came into conflict with one of the least developed nations as American forces poured into Afghanistan. The tip of the spear was drawn from the US Special Forces community, and largely from the units of the United States Army Special Forces - the famous Green Berets. Together with the Special Activities Division of the CIA and the Afghan Northern Alliance, they overthrew the Taliban in a lightning campaign that redefined modern warfare.

This new study reveals the grueling Green Beret training and preparation, the specialized equipment they used in the field and traces their deployment throughout the campaign, from the first insertion of forces through to the fall of Kabul and Kandahar, the Taliban uprising at the notorious Fort of War in Mazar-e-Sharif, and the clearance of Tora Bora and Operation Anaconda in the Shahikot Valley.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:

Leigh Neville is an Australian national currently living and working in Sydney. He has traveled and worked internationally, was based in Europe for ten years, and now works for a large American consultancy he is currently completing a Masters programme in International Studies. This is his second book for Osprey, a companion to his Elite 163 Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan.

Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

CONTENTS:

• Introduction the Green Berets 
• Becoming a Modern Green Beret 
• SFQC and Robin Sage 
• Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan Infiltration 
• October 2001 First Blood 
• November 2001 Turning the Tide 
• December 2001 Tora Bora and Anaconda 
• A Squandered Opportunity? 
• Bibliography Index

Used with permission, copyright 2016 The Osprey Group. Copyright 2016 Brey Corp. t/a Hobby Works.