Original edition has subtitle: the explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq. Originally published: London : Little, Brown, 2010. Includes index.
Contents:
Mission paradoxical -- Into the blood -- The soldier-monk -- Building networks -- Target Aqi -- The Jamiat -- Beyond Black -- The Kember outcome -- Operation Larchwood 4 -- Endgame for Zarqawi -- The battle for Baghdad -- The awakening -- Choosing victory -- The coming storm with Iran -- America's surge -- The Khazali mission -- Al-Qaeda's surge -- The tide turns -- The V word.
Summary:
Chronicles the sustained special operations campaign under Major-General Stan McChrystal, describing how when American and British forces discovered an insurgency rather than weapons of mass destruction in Iraq they worked in secret to halt terrorist activities.
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