Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War by Donati, Jessica
Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War by Donati, Jessica

Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War

A Wall Street Journal national security reporter takes readers into the lives of frontline U.S. special operations...
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Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War by Donati, Jessica

Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War

$212.77
Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War by Donati, Jessica

Eagle Down: American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War

$212.77
Author: Jessica Donati
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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A Wall Street Journal national security reporter takes readers into the lives of frontline U.S. special operations troops fighting to keep the Taliban and Islamic State from overthrowing the U.S.-backed government in the final years of the war in Afghanistan.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

"Powerful, important, and searing." --General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (ret.), former commander, U.S. Central Command, former CIA directorIn 2015, the White House claimed triumphantly "the longest war in American history is over." But for some, it was just the beginning of a new and covert war, fought far from public view, with limited resources, little governmental oversight, and contradictory orders. Take Hutch, a battle-worn Green Beret on his fifth combat tour in 2015, tasked with a high-stakes mission: lead a small band of men into Kunduz, recapture the city from the Taliban, and turn it over to the Afghan government. The U.S. role was meant to be a secret-after all, the war was over. Then, disaster struck. He called in an airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital, killing dozens of doctors and patients. Or Caleb, who stepped on a bomb during a raid on a Taliban hideout in notorious Sangin. Or Andy, trapped in Marjah with a crashed Black Hawk and no air support. From Hutch to Caleb to Andy, Eagle Down is a dramatic and intimate portrayal of this ongoing forgotten war that moves from the desperate battlegrounds in muddy Afghan villages all the way to the White House. Pulitzer Prize Finalist Jessica Donati, with big picture insight and on-the-ground grit, reveals how America came to rely on U.S. Special Forces, through successive policy directives that ramped up the war under the Obama and Trump administrations. Donati shows how the covert war failed to stabilize Afghanistan, and undermined U.S. interests both at home and abroad. Relying on Donati's daring on-the-ground reporting, first-hand accounts from Special Forces, military documents, and declassified reports, Eagle Down is an account of the heroism, sacrifice, and tragedy experienced by those that fought America's longest war.

Author: Jessica Donati
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.57w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9781541762565
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