| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Attack on Khowst -- Onboarding -- Training -- Wadi Base -- Abdul -- Haji Jan -- Commandant Khan -- Stone Firebase -- Bob -- Pamplona -- Camp Gecko -- Mahmud -- Mullah Salaam -- Sarposa Prison -- Wali Dalir/Mullah Rashid 186 -- Wolverine -- Termination -- Kate -- Sucker-Punched -- Downward Spiral -- Syria -- Endgame -- Resignation. |
| Summary |
"On September 11, 2001, Doug Laux was a freshman in college, on the path to becoming a doctor. But with the fall of the Twin Towers came a turning point in his life. After graduating he joined the Central Intelligence Agency, determined to get himself to Afghanistan and into the center of the action. |
| Subject |
Laux, Douglas.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Taliban.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Secret service -- United States.
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Qaida (Organization)
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Pezzullo, Ralph, author.
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| ISBN |
9781250081360 (hardback) |
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125008136X (hardback) |
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9781466893214 (e-book) |
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