Strike: A First Hand Account of the Largest Operation of the Afghan War - Softcover

Hummel, Stephen G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692536701 ISBN 13: 9780692536704

Publisher: The Montauk Company, 2015

Synopsis

Until June 2010, the Taliban had never known defeat in its historic homeland of Kandahar. But with the arrival of STRIKE Brigade of the storied 101st Airborne Division, this intractable enemy would be defeated in its historic stronghold and the tide of the Afghanistan War would be changed forever. In this remarkable firsthand account, STRIKE reveals the successes and sacrifices of this incredible unit as it conducted the largest combined operation of the war in Afghanistan. Army officer Stephen Hummel details how STRIKE cleared, held, and built its way toward victory against an entrenched insurgent force, successfully employing COIN principles against an enemy known for its resiliency and in a country known for its defiance. A must read for practitioners and non-practitioners alike, STRIKE illustrates why this unit succeeded where others failed and why it was awarded the Army’s highest unit honor—the Presidential Unit Citation—for the critical 11 months it spent fighting for Kandahar.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Montauk Company
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692536701
• ISBN 13: 9780692536704
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262