Unconventional Warrior: Memoir of a Special Operations Commander in Afghanistan

ISBN-13: 9780786469710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 224 str.

Walter M. Herd

Opis

This fascinating look at the life of a modern-day professional soldier gives the reader an inside view of the deadly global war on terror. Herd argues that conflicting political objectives have muddied the way forward for the on-the-ground commanders and thus threaten the prospect of any real victory in Afghanistan. He uses everyday stories to make his points: "One of the local leaders pointed to his wrist and said to my interpreter, 'the Americans have all the watches but we have all the time.' That made a lasting impression on me.