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"America had a secret weapon," writes Steve Call of the period immediately following Sept 11, 2001, as planners contemplated the invasion of Afghanistan. This weapon consisted of small clubs of Special Forces operatives been trained in close air support (CAS) who, in cooperation with the loose federation of Afghan rebels opposed to the Taliban regime, soon began attaining impressive - and surprising - military services victories over Taliban forces and the al-Qaeda terrorists they had sponsored. The incredible success of CAS strategies coupled with surface operations in Afghanistan soon drew the interest of military services decision designers and would eventually factor in to the planning another campaign: Procedure Iraqi Freedom. But who, exactly, are these air-power experts and what's the function of the TACPs (Tactical Air Control Celebrations) where they operate? Danger Close provides a fascinating check out a dedicated, courageous, innovative, and frequently misinterpreted and misused band of military professionals. Pulling on the gripping first-hand accounts of their battlefield activities, Steve Call allows the TACPes to speak for themselves. He accompanies their narratives with educated analysis of the introduction of CAS strategy, including potentially questionable areas of the interservice rivalries between your Air Make and the Military, which have at times complicated and even obstructed the perfect career of TACP assets. Danger Close makes clear, however, that the systematic coordination of air electricity and ground forces played an invaluable accommodating role in the initial military services victories in both Afghanistan and Iraq. This first-ever examination of the intense, life-and-death world of the close air support specialist will create listeners to an essential but little-known aspect of contemporary warfare and add a needed section in American military services history studies. This e book is published by Tx A&M College or university Press. It is part of the Williams-Ford Tx A&M University Military services History Series.
