wolfhound227
13 December 2003, 15:59
Okay, I picked this book up a couple of weeks ago:
"Special Forces War On Terrorism In Afaghanistan" by Eric Micheletti. (ISBN: 2-913903-90-8)
It ran me $37.95 . It's a history of Operation "Enduring Freedom" and has an excellent collection of pictures of just about every stripe of SF and SOF that were in theater. The pictures, many we've seen and some that we haven't, are good.
However... This book is a French publication, and it is handicapped by this.
So for the 10% who are still reading this I'll list the pro's and con's.
1. Great Pictures.
2. 21 chapters loaded with pictures and text dedicated to:
US Army SF
160th SOAR
Navy SEALs
Delta
75th Ranger Regiment
PSYOPs
Civil Affairs
USAF CCT- PJ's CSAR
CIA SOF
Canadian SF
British SAS, SBS
Australian SAS
New Zealand SAS
Norwegian SF
German KSK
Danish SF
French SF (:eek: )
ISAF SF
3. The book gives a good overview of what each unit did durring the conflict.
What's bad:
It's a French publication. They can't say anything nice, they imply that the Ranger's jump on Bolangi was a "Dog and Pony Show" and snidely point out that the jump came only after Pathfinders had marked the drop zone, as if the Pathfinder could have just done the mission themselves....you can see where much of this book goes. They don't say it directly but they imply that the incident at the Kanahar hospital was overkill.
Words like:
Victory
Terrorists
Al Caida
are always on quotation marks.
I debated for a few weeks even to write it up on this board but then I figured the book out. It's a comedy piece. I found that if I read the book with a snooty French accent that it took on a whole different light. It's strange that a book that is good on many levels is so synical.
The funniest/wierdest aspect of this book is that they have guys modeling various uniforms with the propper weapon and load-out to better give the read a clear picture of what is being shown in the real-world photos...and the models are all swarthy frech dudes. So if you ever wondered what a guy from 1/75 would look like if he never bathed on purpose then you should check out the book.
It's not a bad book over all so if you see it on the shelf then give it a close look.
"Special Forces War On Terrorism In Afaghanistan" by Eric Micheletti. (ISBN: 2-913903-90-8)
It ran me $37.95 . It's a history of Operation "Enduring Freedom" and has an excellent collection of pictures of just about every stripe of SF and SOF that were in theater. The pictures, many we've seen and some that we haven't, are good.
However... This book is a French publication, and it is handicapped by this.
So for the 10% who are still reading this I'll list the pro's and con's.
1. Great Pictures.
2. 21 chapters loaded with pictures and text dedicated to:
US Army SF
160th SOAR
Navy SEALs
Delta
75th Ranger Regiment
PSYOPs
Civil Affairs
USAF CCT- PJ's CSAR
CIA SOF
Canadian SF
British SAS, SBS
Australian SAS
New Zealand SAS
Norwegian SF
German KSK
Danish SF
French SF (:eek: )
ISAF SF
3. The book gives a good overview of what each unit did durring the conflict.
What's bad:
It's a French publication. They can't say anything nice, they imply that the Ranger's jump on Bolangi was a "Dog and Pony Show" and snidely point out that the jump came only after Pathfinders had marked the drop zone, as if the Pathfinder could have just done the mission themselves....you can see where much of this book goes. They don't say it directly but they imply that the incident at the Kanahar hospital was overkill.
Words like:
Victory
Terrorists
Al Caida
are always on quotation marks.
I debated for a few weeks even to write it up on this board but then I figured the book out. It's a comedy piece. I found that if I read the book with a snooty French accent that it took on a whole different light. It's strange that a book that is good on many levels is so synical.
The funniest/wierdest aspect of this book is that they have guys modeling various uniforms with the propper weapon and load-out to better give the read a clear picture of what is being shown in the real-world photos...and the models are all swarthy frech dudes. So if you ever wondered what a guy from 1/75 would look like if he never bathed on purpose then you should check out the book.
It's not a bad book over all so if you see it on the shelf then give it a close look.