Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"If you liked Black Hawk Down , you'll not be disappointed by Not a Good Day to Die ... Extraordinary." -- New York Post "Naylor has doggedly pursued the full story of Operation Anaconda from the time he was 'embedded' with 101st Airborne Division troops who fought in the battle... often against the wishes of [U.S.] commanders…an admirable job of exposing [Operation Anaconda's] many shortcomings." -- The Washington Post "The best full-scale history of Operation Anaconda to date." -- Booklist "Excellent." -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "If you liked Black Hawk Down , you''ll not be disappointed by Not a Good Day to Die ... Extraordinary." - New York Post "Naylor has doggedly pursued the full story of Operation Anaconda from the time he was ''embedded'' with 101st Airborne Division troops who fought in the battle... often against the wishes of [U.S.] commanders…an admirable job of exposing [Operation Anaconda''s] many shortcomings." - The Washington Post "The best full-scale history of Operation Anaconda to date." - Booklist "Excellent." - The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Praise for Not a Good Day to Die "If you liked Black Hawk Down , you'll not be disappointed by Not a Good Day to Die ...Extraordinary."-- New York Post "Naylor has doggedly pursued the full story of Operation Anaconda from the time he was 'embedded' with 101st Airborne Division troops who fought in the battle...often against the wishes of [U.S.] commanders...an admirable job of exposing [Operation Anaconda's] many shortcomings."-- The Washington Post "The best full-scale history of Operation Anaconda to date."-- Booklist "Excellent."-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "If you liked Black Hawk Down , you'll not be disappointed by Not a Good Day to Die ... Extraordinary." - New York Post "Naylor has doggedly pursued the full story of Operation Anaconda from the time he was 'embedded' with 101st Airborne Division troops who fought in the battle... often against the wishes of [U.S.] commanders…an admirable job of exposing [Operation Anaconda's] many shortcomings." - The Washington Post "The best full-scale history of Operation Anaconda to date." - Booklist "Excellent." - The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
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Dewey Decimal
958.104/7
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
Award-winning combat reporter Sean Naylor reveals how close American forces came to disaster in Afghanistan against Al Qaida--after easily defeating the ragtag Taliban that had sheltered the terrorist organization behind the 9/11 attacks. At dawn on March 2, 2002, over two hundred soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into the mouth of a buzz saw in Afghanistan's Shahikot Valley. Believing the war all but over, U.S. military leaders refused to commit the extra infantry, artillery, and attack helicopters required to fight the war's biggest battle--a missed opportunity to crush hundreds of Al Qaida's fighters and some of its most senior leaders. Eyewitness Naylor vividly portrays the heroism of the young, untested soldiers, the fanaticism of their ferocious enemy, the mistakes that led to a hellish mountaintop firefight, and how thirteen American commandos embodied "Patton's three principles of war"--audacity, audacity, and audacity--by creeping unseen over frozen mountains into the heart of an enemy stronghold to prevent a U.S. military catastrophe., Award-winning combat journalist Sean Naylor reveals a firsthand account of the largest battle fought by American military forces in Afghanistan in an attempt to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. At dawn on March 2, 2002, America's first major battle of the 21st century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Division flew into Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley--and into the mouth of a buzz saw. They were about to pay a bloody price for strategic, high-level miscalculations that underestimated the enemy's strength and willingness to fight. Naylor, an eyewitness to the battle, details the failures of military intelligence and planning, while vividly portraying the astonishing heroism of these young, untested US soldiers. Denied the extra support with which they trained, these troops nevertheless proved their worth in brutal combat and prevented an American military disaster.
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4
