Full 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.
Contents
Chapter 1Chapter 2: Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan 2001-2002Chapter 3: Iraqi Freedom - Iraq 2003Chapter 4: Countering Insurgency - Afghanistan 2002-2009, Iraq 2003-2011, and the Philippines 2002 onwardChapter 5: Industrial Counterterrorism - Hunting al-Qaeda in Iraq 2003-2012Chapter 6: Kill or Capture - Afghanistan 2006-2014Chapter 7: New Theaters - Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Mali, and SyriaChapter 8:The Long WarGlossarySelect BibliographyIndex
