Special Forces in the War on Terror
Description
Within weeks of 9/11, United States Special Operations Forces were dropping into Afghanistan to lead the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. For over a decade special forces have been fighting a hidden war in Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Somalia, Mali and Afghanistan, facing off against a range of insurgents from organisations like al Qaeda, al Shabaab, Boko Haram and the Taliban. Leigh Neville draws on recently declassified material and first-hand-accounts from his SOF contacts to lift the veil of secrecy from these operations, giving an unprecedented blow-by-blow description of major Special Forces operations, culminating in SEAL Team 6's Operation Neptune Spear and the killing of Osama bin Laden. Detailing the special equipment, tactics, machinery and training that these Special Operatives received and used this impressive volume shows how the world's elite soldiers fought against overwhelming odds around the world.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2: Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan 2001–2002
Chapter 3: Iraqi Freedom – Iraq 2003
Chapter 4: Countering Insurgency – Afghanistan 2002–2009, Iraq 2003–2011, and the Philippines 2002 onward
Chapter 5: Industrial Counterterrorism – Hunting al-Qaeda in Iraq 2003–2012
Chapter 6: Kill or Capture – Afghanistan 2006–2014
Chapter 7: New Theaters – Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Mali, and Syria
Chapter 8:The Long War
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 20 May 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 336 |
| ISBN | 9781472807908 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Dimensions | 242 x 190 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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