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Into the Viper's Nest Stephen Grey

Into the Viper's Nest By Stephen Grey

Into the Viper's Nest by Stephen Grey


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Summary

Recounts the dramatic three-day battle for the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala that started on 7 December 2007.

Into the Viper's Nest Summary

Into the Viper's Nest: The First Pivotal Battle of the Afghan War by Stephen Grey

Recounts the dramatic three-day battle for the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala that started on 7 December 2007. With a pre-battle population of fifteen to twenty thousand, Musa Qala was the only significant town held by the Taliban at that time. Attacking against two thousand Taliban fighters, who were heavily dug in after occupying the town for more than nine months, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was spearheaded by Task Force 1 Fury: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 82nd Airborne Division. For the ISAF Musa Qala was a target of immense importance; the Taliban had to be driven out and the town secured. With months of occupation to get ready, the Taliban were prepared to stand and fight. What resulted was one of the biggest and most terrible battles of the war.

About Stephen Grey

Stephen Grey is a journalist based in London, best known for breaking the international exclusive story of the CIA's secret rendition program for which he won the 2005 Amnesty International Media Award and formed the basis for his book Ghost Plane. He is a former editor of the Sunday Times and continues to contribute there as well as the New York Times, Guardian, Times, Independent, and Newsweek.

Additional information

GOR005136041
9780760338971
0760338973
Into the Viper's Nest: The First Pivotal Battle of the Afghan War by Stephen Grey
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
2010-10-10
352
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