First casualty : the untold story of the CIA mission to avenge 9/11 / Toby Harnden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harnden, Toby, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--21st century.

United States.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns--Afghanistan.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Participation, American.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Military campaigns.

Military participation--American.

History.

Afghanistan.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 412 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Untold story of the CIA mission to avenge 9/11

1st casualty : the untold story of the CIA mission to avenge 9/11

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

Summary:

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."

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Zero Hour

2. Blue Sky

3. Third Option

4. Showtime

5. Kill Box

6. Talisman

7. Two Cadillacs

8. Wild Thing

9. Devil's Water

10. The Fort

11. Goat Rodeo

12. Not Surrendered

13. The Irishman

14. Pink House

15. Trojan Horse

16. Cleared Hot

17. Absolutely Wrong

18. Yeah, Baby!

19. Lucky Boots

20. No Secrets

21. Tomorrowland

22. Days of Thunder.

Notes:

Maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-351) and index.

ISBN:

9780316540957

0316540951

OCLC:

1230231021