Cargando…
Danger Close
"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 l...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2010.
|
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000004a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | musev2_23150 | ||
| 003 | MdBmJHUP | ||
| 005 | 20230905042449.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr||||||||nn|n | ||
| 008 | 130515s2010 xx o 00 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781603443043 | ||
| 020 | |z 1603443045 | ||
| 020 | |z 9781603441421 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)608428373 | ||
| 040 | |a MdBmJHUP |c MdBmJHUP | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Call, Steve, |d 1956- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Danger Close |
| 264 | 1 | |a College Station : |b Texas A & M University Press, |c 2010. | |
| 264 | 3 | |a Baltimore, Md. : |b Project MUSE, |c 2014 | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2010. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (250 pages). | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 0 | |a Williams-Ford Texas A & M University Military History Series | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Front Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; List of Air Force Ranks and Abbreviations; Prologue; Part 1-Afghanistan; 1. Th e Challenge Is Clear-and Daunting; Afghanistan; 2. Integrating the Special Forces-Close Air Support Team; Lt. Col. George Bochain; S. Sgt. Ed Shulman; 3. Th e Fall of the Taliban Regime; M. Sgt. Tim Stamey; 4. Operation Anaconda; Operation Anaconda; S. Sgt. Stephen Achey; T. Sgt. John "Vic" McCabe; S. Sgt. Christopher Spann; 5. Just Another Day in Afghanistan; M. Sgt. John Knipe; Part 2-Iraq; 6. A Controversial Invasion in a Context of Controversy. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Lt. Col. Byron H. Risner7. "Our Business Now Is North"; Iraq; S. Sgt. John Stockman; T. Sgt. Mike Keehan and Senior Airman Trevor Bradford; 8. A Tale of Two Bridges; S. Sgt. Mike Shropshire; 9. Through the Gap, across the Bridge, and on to Baghdad; 10. The Thunder Runs; The Thunder Runs; S. Sgt. Jon Pinson; 11. The Scud Hunt and Operations in Western Iraq; 12. The Drive from the North; Conclusion; Appendix: People Interviewed; Glossary; Index; Back Cover. | |
| 520 | |a "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 terrorists they had sponsored. The astounding success of CAS tactics coupled with ground operations in Afghanistan soon drew the attention. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Military operations, Aerial |x American. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01710199 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Close air support. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00864594 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z Middle East |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Appui aerien rapproche |x Histoire |y 21e siecle. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Close air support |x History |y 21st century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Iraq War, 2003-2011 |x Aerial operations, American. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Afghan War, 2001-2021 |x Aerial operations, American. | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Iraq |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01205757 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Electronic books. |2 local | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Project Muse. |e distributor | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Book collections on Project MUSE. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |z Texto completo |u https://projectmuse.uam.elogim.com/book/23150/ |
| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Custom Collection | ||
| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Archive Complete Supplement II | ||
| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Archive History Supplement II | ||