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Author Call, Steve, 1956-

Title Danger close [electronic resource] : tactical air controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq / Steve Call.

Imprint College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xvii, 250 p. : ill., maps, ports.
Series Texas A & M University military history series ; no. 113
Texas A & M University military history series ; no. 113.
Note Includes index.
Contents List of illustrations -- Preface -- List of Air Force ranks and abbreviations -- Prologue -- Part 1. Afghanistan -- The challenge is clear and daunting -- Integrating the Special Forces-close air support team -- The fall of the Taliban regime -- Operation Anaconda -- Just another day in Afghanistan -- Part 2. Iraq -- A controversial invasion in a context of controversy -- "Our business now is north" -- A tale of two bridges -- Through the gap, across the bridge, and on to Baghdad -- The thunder runs -- The Scud hunt and operations in western Iraq -- The drive from the north -- Conclusion -- Appendix : people interviewed -- Glossary -- Index.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Afghan War, 2001 -- Aerial operations, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American.
Close air support -- History -- 21st century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781585446247 (cloth : alk. paper)
1585446246 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781603441421
9781603443043 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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