Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq

by Steve Call

Book Overview

"America had a secret weapon," writes Steve Call of the period immediately following September 11, 2001, as planners contemplated the invasion of Afghanistan. This weapon consisted of small teams of Special Forces operatives trained in close air support (CAS) who, in cooperation with the loose federation of Afghan rebels opposed to the Taliban regime, soon began achieving impressive-and unexpected-military victories over Taliban forces and the al-Qaeda...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603441425
• ISBN13: 9781603441421
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"