Operation Anaconda

Any books written about Operation Anaconda yet?

[Merik]

The Hunt for Bin Laden by Robin Moore

[scm77]

That's more about US Special forces in afghanistan specifically green berets. It covers their actions from the begining.

[Merik]

But it has detailed descriptions of the individual ops in Anaconda.

[ST4]

Any books written about Operation Anaconda yet?

None Braver by Micheal Hirsh... mainly written about Air Force Pjs in Afghanistan, but the end of the book explains Operation Anaconda.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451209834/qid=1077488717/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9889779-8434519?v=glance&s=books

But if you are looking for a book that focuses only on Opeation Anaconda, no, there is no book out yet that only describes Op Anaconda.

I would like to see Mark Bowden write a book about Operation Anaconda...

[Argyll]

I would like to see Mark Bowden write a book about Operation Anaconda...


Why him?

Any book that told the harsh truth and realities of war is good for me ;)

I would like to see Mark Bowden write a book about Operation Anaconda...


Why him?

Any book that told the harsh truth and realities of war is good for me ;)

He wrote Black Hawk Down, which was a very good book.

[George W. Bush]

Hell no!! How about a military writer who actually knows what he is writing about? :petting:

[Argyll]

Hell no!! How about a military writer who actually knows what he is writing about? :petting:
I'd go along with that GWB

Bowdens account of TF Ranger were pretty good too.

But I'd like to get a feel that the guy writing was up to his neck in a world of pain,and writes it as he see's it!

[California Joe]

Talk to your mates. ;)

[Ratamacue]

I've just begun reading The March Up, written by two former US Marine officers who served in Vietnam and tagged along with several different USMC units throughout the fighting from the first day up to Baghdad.

[Argyll]

Talk to your mates. ;)

yeah shame as most of them kant spell their names korrektly ;)

Besides they can't ;)

[budanski]

I'd go along with that GWB

Wow. its officially documented that Argyll agrees with George W. Bush.... ;)

[Argyll]

I'd go along with that GWB

Wow. its officially documented that Argyll agrees with George W. Bush.... ;)

rofl

[sethen]

During a conversation with a CWO3 I was told, "Anaconda was a failure."

[Maverick77]

I have the book Blood on the Risers coming to my house.

bout a U.S Army Ranger who did 3 straight tours in Vietnam.

anyone hear of it/ read it?

[TehSuig]

I've read Blood on the Risers. Awesome book in my opinion. It's one of my favorites, and I have read alot of military books. John Leppelman (Author) is such a smartass you can't help but laugh at some of the things he does.

[Trident-za]

"Blood on the risers" was a pretty good read. The author (think it was Linderer, or something like that) has written several books on his time in Vietnam.

I doubt that a book specifically written on Operation Anaconda will come out anytime soon. According to "None Braver" (good book, btw), the Pentagon put a restriction order on US personnal so that they couldn't talk to the media about the operation.

From the description in the None Braver book, and from newspaper interviews with Australian SAS, I'd say the whole operation was a ****-up. They inserted into the killzone of an ambush (strangely enough, the planners chose the exact same site where the Soviets were ambushed years earlier as an insertion point), and were pinned down and taking heavy enemy fire for several hours. Superior technology rescued the situation - if it had been left to ground forces alone, Al-Qaeda would probably have "won" that battle. They had excellent defensive positions, and massive firepower. They just didn't count on laser guided munitions being dropped on them by planes.

In the end, I guess it goes down as a US success, but not an especially good display of military planning.

[Maverick77]

hopefully it will be here today

thanks for the posts.

[TehSuig]

Trident, Linderer was a LRRP in the 101st and wrote the Phantom Warriors books and helped write the Six Silent Men series. Different guy. :D

[Nondescript]

I recently read Diary of an Airborne Ranger by Frank Johnson (ISBN 0-8041-1880-9). As the title says it's a diary so it doesn't take many hours to read it, but still it's a very good book. Most of what was written in it was written within a day of when it happened, so it hasn't faded with time. It contains a lot of personal thoughts from the writers side, and less factual stuff. I think it was well worth the time and money, first time a book has costed me 1$/h to read.

[Maverick77]

I have Diary of an Airborne Ranger.

good if you can get used to the fact its a diary.

[Trident-za]

Trident, Linderer was a LRRP in the 101st and wrote the Phantom Warriors books and helped write the Six Silent Men series. Different guy. :D

Yes, you're right. Thanks....

[TehSuig]

Heh, Diary of an Airborne Ranger takes a whole hour and a half to read, but it's still good. If you're into LRRPs and Vietnam era Rangers go get both of Gary Linderer's Phantom Warrior books. Excellent reads.

[Nondescript]

Heh, Diary of an Airborne Ranger takes a whole hour and a half to read, but it's still good. If you're into LRRPs and Vietnam era Rangers go get both of Gary Linderer's Phantom Warrior books. Excellent reads.

I'll try to get them on my next book-run. I'll probably need to get some new books in about 2 weeks, I'm starting to run out of reading material.

[TehSuig]

You won't be dissapointed.