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No ordinary men : special operations forces missions in Afghanistan / Colonel Bernd Horn ; foreword by General T.J. Lawson (Ret.), Former Chief of the Defence Staff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horn, Bernd, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Special forces (Military science)--Canada.
- Special forces (Military science).
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Participation, Canadian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "In 2001 the Canadian government sent elements of the elite Joint Task Force 2 counter-terrorist unit to Afghanistan to assist the United States in its global war on terror as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Withdrawn a year later, JTF 2 returned to Afghanistan in 2005 to once again assist the Americans with the desperate struggle in the shadows to capture or kill Taliban leaders, facilitators, and bomb makers."
- "No Ordinary Men peels back the cloak of secrecy and reveals four untold special operations that JTF 2 operators conducted in 2005–06 in which their courage, tenacity, and impressive capabilities meant the difference between life and death. The book takes the reader to the Taliban sanctuaries deep in the Afghan hinterlands and provides a glimpse of Canada's remarkable legacy in special operations."--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Canadian SOF Legacy
- Chapter 2 Looking For Trouble: Penetrating the De Lam Ghar Taliban Sanctuary, September 2005
- Chapter 3 Never Say Die: Into the Jaws of Death at Chenartu
- Chapter 4 Where No Men Dare Travel: Penetrating the Baghran Valley
- Chapter 5 No Room for Error: Desperate Fight for Survival in Tarin Kowt
- Chapter 6 When the Thunder Comes: The Invisible Hand of SOF Shaping the Battlefield
- Chapter 7 Chaos in Kandahar: The Battle for Building 4
- Glossary of Abbreviations.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781459724143
- 1459724143
- 9781459724136
- 1459724135
- OCLC:
- 948393097
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