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2) Hammerhead Six: the story of the first special forces "A" Camp in Afghanistan's violent Pech Valley
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of the Green Berets' "hearts and minds" counterinsurgency in Afghanistan's notorious Pech River Valley, told by the unit commander who befriended the locals while hunting for terrorists in the dangerous early days of the Afghan War.
Author
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Andrew Marr, a former Green Beret with multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan, fought in the war as the victim of dozens of traumatic brain injuries that really began off the battlefield. It about destroyed him and his family, and almost cost him his life. Marr's triumph in seeking answers and treatment outside a military medical establishment that repeatedly failed him began and ended with the kind of initiative, journey, defiance of convention,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tense real-life thriller follows a group of retired Green Berets as they worked together to save a former comrade, along with five hundred Afghans, right before the ISIS-K suicide bombing at Kabul airport amidst the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Asset Mindset ... delivers twelve chapters of self-awareness, self-manifestation, and personal development, helping you to: Discover and change any negative mindsets and behaviors that prevent you from achieving success; build a mindset you will be proud to live with and start creating positive changes today; [and] turn yourself into an elite-level asset, the kind that overcomes any obstacle that life may throw at you."--
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
After dawn the siege began. It was April 1, 1970, and Army Green Beret medic Gary Beikirch knew the odds were stacked against their survival. Some 10,000 enemy soldiers sought to obliterate the twelve American Special Forces troops and 400 indigenous fighters who stood fast to defend 2,300 women and children inside the village of Dak Seang. For his valor and selflessness during the ruthless siege, Beikirch would be awarded a Medal of Honor, the nation's...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit--an explosive and unlikely story of immigration, service, and sacrifice. Inside our military is a team of operators whose work is so secretive that the name ofthe unit itself is classified. Highly-trained in warfare, self-defense, infiltration, and deep surveillance, "the Unit," as the Department of Defense has asked us to refer to it, has been responsible...