First in: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan (Paperback) by Gary Schroen

from Helm

Gary Schroen describes his role in the historic events of late 2001 in Northern Afganistan. Leading a team of CIA operatives to coordinate efforts with the Northern Alliance, he struggles with primitive conditions, distrustful Afgans, and mixed signals from American Government agencies. The book ...

from gsatell

"First In" is probably the best of this class of 1st person accounts of the "War on Terror." Despite the fact that a professional writr wasn't used, it is the most well written with a clear, concise style and a minimum of "Gung Ho" talk. Mr. Schroen led the first team into Afghanistan after Septe...

from gsatell

"First In" is probably the best of this class of 1st person accounts of the "War on Terror." Despite the fact that a professional writr wasn't used, it is the most well written with a clear, concise style and a minimum of "Gung Ho" talk. Mr. Schroen led the first team into Afghanistan after Septe...