Walter Morris Herd

Unconventional Warrior

Memoir of a Special Operations Commander in Afghanistan

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Produktbeschreibung

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." Colonel Herd was one of the highest ranking officers on the ground with a command of some 4,000 elite soldiers from all branches of the U.S. military and five other coalition nations. It was a mission he had trained for all of his life. A sixth-generation soldier, Herd became a master parachutist, a combat scuba diver, a Green Beret and an Army Ranger. He conducted combat missions against the Taliban by using the Special Forces mandate to work by, with and through the local population.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9780786469710
• ISBN-10: 0786469714
• Artikelnr.: 36760203

Autorenporträt

Colonel Walter Morris Herd is retired from the U.S. Army, Special Forces. He lives in Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface: Six Generations of American Patriots
1
1.
The Making of an Unconventional Warrior
9
2.
Initial Training
11
3.
First Assignment
13
4.
Transfer to the Rangers
15
5.
Airborne!
18
6.
Jumpmaster
21
7.
A Lesson in Leadership
23
8.
Time to Move On
26
9.
Understanding Special Operations Structure
28 10.
Earning the Green Beret
38 11.
Special Forces History and the "Coin"
43 12.
Special Forces Training
46 13.
Reporting to the Regiment
56 14.
Training for Unconventional War in Europe
61 15.
The First Desert War
66 16.
Staff Time
70 17.
Unconventional Warfare as Illustrated by Tom Sawyer
75 18.
The Lware Campaign
79 19.
Fire
ght
88 20.
Fire Support
106 21.
Returning Fire
108 22.
UW Thinking in a "Joint" Environment
116 23.
Czech Republic Paratroopers
121 24.
The Press
127 25.
Fallen Comrades
131 26.
Quarters
135 27.
Winning in Afghanistan: Understanding the Culture
137 28.
The UW Option
144 29.
The Challenge to the UW Option
157 30.
Bases, Good Order and Discipline
167 31.
Holiday Festivities
174 32.
Political Correctness
177 33.
Afghan and Pakistan Meetings
180 34.
Prisoner Interrogation
185 35.
Special Forces Soldiering
187 36.
Power in the Modern Era
193 37.
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
198 38.
Learning from History
201 39.
Final Thoughts
205 Glossary
207 Index
210