Danger close [electronic resource] : tactical air controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq / Steve Call.
Material type: TextSeries: Texas A & M University military history series ; no. 113.Publication details: College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, c2007Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 250 p. : ill., maps, portsISBN: 9781603443043 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Afghan War, 2001 -- Aerial operations, American | Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American | Close air support -- History -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 956.7044/348 LOC classification: DS371.412 | .C35 2007Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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