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Into the Viper's Nest
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Into the Viper's Nest

The First Pivotal Battle of the Afghan War
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CHF36.75

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Recounts the dramatic three-day battle for the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala that started on 7 December 2007. With a pre-battle population of fifteen to twenty thousand, Musa Qala was the only significant town held by the Taliban at that time. Attacking against two thousand Taliban fighters, who were heavily dug in after occupying the town for more than nine months, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was spearheaded by Task Force 1 Fury: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 82nd Airborne Division.
 
For the ISAF Musa Qala  was a target of immense importance; the Taliban had to be driven out and the town secured. With months of occupation to get ready, the Taliban were prepared to stand and fight. What resulted was one of the biggest and most terrible battles of the war.
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Additional ISBN/GTIN9781616739874
Product TypeE-book
BindingE-book
FormatEPUB
Format noteDRM Adobe
PublisherZenith Press
Publishing date10/11/2010
Pages352 pages
LanguageEnglish
File size3537 Kbytes
Illustrations17 b-w photos, 8 maps
Article no.9615193
CatalogsVC
Data source no.3941070
Product groupGeschichte
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Author

Stephen Grey is a journalist based in London, best known for breaking the international exclusive story of the CIA's secret rendition program for which he won the 2005 Amnesty International Media Award and formed the basis for his book Ghost Plane. He is a former editor of the Sunday Times and continues to contribute there as well as the New York Times, Guardian, Times, Independent, and Newsweek.