Ed Darack: 4 books
War Moments
Images & Stories of Combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Through a unique combination of stunning, captivating images of front line combat and deeply engaging narrative, War Moments brings modern combat alive like no other book ever has. Photographer / Author Ed Darack has published photographs, articles, and books about modern war for some of the world's...
The Final Mission of Extortion 17
Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, and the Deadliest Day of the U.S. War in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter approached a landing zone in Afghanistan 40 miles southwest of Kabul. The helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was on a mission to reinforce American and coalition special operations troops. It would never return. Insurgents fired at the Chinook,...
Victory Point
Operations Red Wings and Whalers - the Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
In late June 2005, media sources recounted the tragic story of nineteen U.S. special operations personnel who died at the hands of insurgent / terrorist leader Ahmad Shah- and the lone survivor of Shah's ambush-deep in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. The harrowing events of Operation Red...
The Warriors of Anbar
The Marines Who Crushed Al Qaeda--the Greatest Untold Story of the Iraq War
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2019
A riveting, edge-of-your seat account of how a battalion of Marines faced off against the most brutal of Al Qaeda at its most desperate and vicious moment--and how the Marines decisively crushed the terrorists
When the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment ("2/3") arrived in the little-known...