First casualty : the untold story of the CIA mission to avenge 9/11
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
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First edition.
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xviii, 412 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Maps and diagrams and endpapers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-394) and index.
Description
"America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has struck and thousands are dead. The country scrambles to respond, but the Pentagon has no plan for Afghanistan—where Osama bin Laden masterminded the attack and is protected by the Taliban. Instead, the CIA steps forward to spearhead the war. Eight CIA officers are dropped into the mountains of northern Afghanistan on October 17, 2001. They are Team Alpha, an eclectic band of linguists, tribal experts, and elite warriors: the first Americans to operate inside Taliban territory. Their covert mission is to track down Al- Qaeda and stop the terrorists from infiltrating the United States again. First Casualty places you with Team Alpha as the CIA rides into battle on horseback alongside the warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. In Washington, DC, few trust that the CIA men, the Green Berets, and the Americans’ outnumbered Afghan allies can prevail before winter sets in. On the ground, Team Alpha is undeterred. The Taliban is routed but hatches a plot with Al-Qaeda to hit back. Hundreds of suicidal fighters, many hiding weapons, fake a surrender and are transported to Qala-i Jangi—the 'Fort of War.' Team Alpha’s Mike Spann, an ex-Marine, and David Tyson, a polyglot former Central Asian studies academic, seize America’s initial opportunity to extract intelligence from men trained by bin Laden—among them a young Muslim convert from California. The prisoners revolt and one CIA officer falls—the first casualty in America’s longest war, which will last two decades. The other CIA man shoots dead the Al-Qaeda jihadists attacking his comrade. To survive, he must fight his way out against overwhelming odds. Award-winning author Toby Harnden gained unprecedented access to all living Team Alpha members and every level of the CIA. Superbly researched, First Casualty draws on extensive interviews, secret documents, and deep reporting inside Afghanistan." --book jakcet
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harnden, T. (2021). First casualty: the untold story of the CIA mission to avenge 9/11 (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harnden, Toby. 2021. First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harnden, Toby. First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harnden, Toby. First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
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