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Pale horse : hunting terrorists and commanding heroes with the 101st Airborne Division / Jimmy Blackmon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250072719 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xx, 341 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Surrounded by talent -- Pre-deployment site survey -- Wanat -- Air cavalry reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquistion -- A cavalry state of mind -- A hateful day -- Leaving -- It all begins -- Counterinsurgency -- Korengal - Learning the hard way -- Cowboys and Indians -- Bari Ali -- Mountain warrior -- The plan begins to unravel -- The watapur -- Summer -- Ganjgal and Shuryak -- Getting out of Nuristan -- COP Keating -- COP Lowell -- Bittersweet goodbye. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 958.104742092 Black | 31681010004331 | NONFIC | Available | - |
JIMMY BLACKMON has served in various command and staff positions throughout the army in the two plus decades since he started out as a second lieutenant in army aviation. He has commanded soldiers at every level from platoon through brigade, including commanding soldiers in combat at the squadron and brigade level in the famed 101st Airborne Division. He has served two tours in the Balkans, two tours in Iraq and two tours in Afghanistan. He is married with four children, and lives in Virginia.
