| ISBN |
9781250082961 (hardback) |
| Name |
Golembesky, Michael author. |
| Title |
Dagger 22 : U.S. Marine Corps special operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan / Michael Golembesky. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Published |
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016. |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
xviii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Summary |
An account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. "The unforgiving Afghan winter has settled upon the 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, callsign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked nothing more than to once again go dormant and rest until the new spring fighting season began. No chance of that--this winter would be different. Along with Afghan and International Security Forces (NATO), the Marines of Dagger 22 continued their fight throughout the harsh winter to shape the battlefield before the Afghan ground began to thaw. From one firefight to the next, the noose began to tighten around the village of Daneh Pasab and the Taliban command cell operating there. On April 6, 2010, a ground force consisting of U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghan Commandos and Marine Corps special operations conducted a night assault to destroy the heavily entrenched Taliban force, breaking their grip on the valley and stopping the spring offensive before it even began. But nothing in Bala Murghab comes easily as combat operations wear on the operators of Dagger 22 as they lean on each other once again in order to complete their mission in one of the most brutal environments on earth."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subjects |
Golembesky, Michael |
| United States. -- Marine Special Operations Command. -- Marine Special Operations Team 8222 -- Biography |
| United States. -- Marine Corps -- Non-commissioned officers -- Biography |
| Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American |
| Special operations (Military science) -- United States -- History -- 21st century |
| Taliban |
| Murgab River Region (Afghanistan and Turkmenistan) -- History, Military |
| Afghanistan -- History, Military |
| Genre |
Biographies |
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