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American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant
Ann Scott Tyson
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Description for American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 205 x 29. Weight in Grams: 298.
Lawrence of Arabia meets Sebastian Junger's War in this unique, incendiary, and dramatic true story of heroism and heartbreak in Afghanistan written by a Pulitzer Prize-nominated war correspondent. Army Special Forces Major Jim Gant changed the face of America's war effort in Afghanistan. A decorated Green Beret who spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq training indigenous fighters, Gant argued for embedding autonomous units with tribes across Afghanistan to earn the Afghans' trust and transform them into a reliable ally with whom we could defeat the Taliban and counter al-Qaeda networks. The military's top brass, including General David Petraeus, commander ... Read more
Lawrence of Arabia meets Sebastian Junger's War in this unique, incendiary, and dramatic true story of heroism and heartbreak in Afghanistan written by a Pulitzer Prize-nominated war correspondent. Army Special Forces Major Jim Gant changed the face of America's war effort in Afghanistan. A decorated Green Beret who spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq training indigenous fighters, Gant argued for embedding autonomous units with tribes across Afghanistan to earn the Afghans' trust and transform them into a reliable ally with whom we could defeat the Taliban and counter al-Qaeda networks. The military's top brass, including General David Petraeus, commander ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062114990
SKU
V9780062114990
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99-15
About Ann Scott Tyson
Ann Scott Tyson is a war correspondent with a decade of combat experience, beginning with the invasion of Iraq. A Pulitzer Prize nominee, she has written for the Christian Science Monitor and the Washington Post and contributed to the Wall Street Journal. She and Jim Gant are married and live in Seattle, Washington.
Reviews for American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant
"A momentous account... The overall story is enticing, brutal, and current."
Publishers Weekly "An astonishing new account ... This book will be read a lot longer than most books about the American war in Afghanistan. It especially will resonate with people interested in Special Forces... We need people like Gant to do real foreign internal defense."
Tom Ricks ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "An astonishing new account ... This book will be read a lot longer than most books about the American war in Afghanistan. It especially will resonate with people interested in Special Forces... We need people like Gant to do real foreign internal defense."
Tom Ricks ... Read more