Sean Naylor Bücher

Since September 11, one organization has been pivotal in America's military response, turning the tide against al-Qaida in Iraq, killing key figures like Bin Laden and Zarqawi, rescuing Captain Phillips, and capturing Saddam Hussein. Its commander has the capability to direct cruise missile strikes and conduct special operations globally. This narrative unveils the inside story of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), a secret military entity that has transformed counterterrorism over the past decade by integrating intelligence and operational expertise for high-profile missions. JSOC encompasses the military's elite special operations units, including Delta Force, SEAL Team 6, and the 75th Ranger Regiment, along with secret aviation and intelligence units. For the first time, the book reveals the high-stakes meetings in war rooms from the Pentagon to Iraq and the intense operations conducted from an MH-60 Black Hawk to Delta Force's Pinzgauer as they approach their targets. Through exclusive interviews, reporter Sean Naylor shares insights into how an organization originally designed in the 1980s for limited missions evolved post-9/11 to become the military's foremost weapon in the fight against terrorism and continues to adapt today.

If you loved American Sniper you will love Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda. A ward-winning journalist Sean Naylor, an eyewitness to the action, vividly portrays the fight for Afghanistan's most hostile battleground. At dawn on March 2, 2002, the first major battle of the 21st Century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into Afghanistan's Shahikot valley - and into the mouth of a buzz-saw. They were about to pay a bloody price for strategic, higher-level miscalculations that underestimated the enemy's strength and willingness to fight. After the attacks of September 11, 2001, Coalition forces quickly toppled the Taliban regime from the seat of government. But, believing the war to be all but over, the Pentagon and US Central Command refused to commit the forces required to achieve total victory in Afghanistan. Instead, they delegated responsibility for fighting the war's biggest battle to a tangle of untested units thrown together at the last moment. Then the world watched as Anaconda seemed to unravel. Denied the extra infantry, artillery and close air support with which they trained to go to war, the soldiers of this airborne assault fought for survival in brutal high-altitude combat. Backed up by a small, but crucial, team of special forces, they were all that stood between the Coalition and a military disaster. Perfect for fans of Black Hawk Down , Zero Dark Thirty, Chris Ryan, and Andy McNab. About the author: Sean Naylor is a senior writer for the Army Times. He has covered the Afghan mujahideen's war against the Soviets, and American military operations in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Named one of the 22 "unsung" influential print reporters in Washington by American Journalism Review in May 2002, he earned the White House Correspondents' Association's prestigious Edgar A. Poe Award for his coverage of Operation Anaconda.