Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq

Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq - Paperback

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Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq
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Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq - Paperback

Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq - Paperback

by Mark Urban
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Book Overview

The true story of one of the most dramatic and sustained special operations in military history

When American and British forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, select teams of special forces and intelligence operatives got to work looking for the WMD their governments had promised were there. They quickly realized no such weapons existed. Instead they faced an insurgency--a soaring spiral of extremism and violence that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse.

Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war. Major-General Stan McChrystal devised a campaign fusing special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology with the aim of taking down the enemy faster than it could regenerate. Guided by intelligence, British and American special forces conducted a relentless onslaught, night after night targeting al-Qaeda and other insurgent groups.

In Task Force Black, author Mark Urban reveals not only the intensity of the secret fight that turned the tide in Baghdad but the rivalries and personal battles that had to be overcome along the way. Incisive, dramatic, exceptionally revealing, the war in Iraq cannot be understood without this book.
ISBN9781250006967
Author Mark Urban
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq

Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq - Paperback

Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq - Paperback

By Mark Urban

About Mark Urban

MARK URBAN is Diplomatic and Defense Editor of the BBC's Newsnight. He has covered many of the world's conflicts during the past twenty-five years, including the Iraq campaign that began in 2003. He lives in London.

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