No Ordinary Men
Special Operations Forces Missions in Afghanistan
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2016
- Category
- Afghan War (2001-), General, Canada
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459724105
- Publish Date
- Feb 2016
- List Price
- $26.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459724143
- Publish Date
- Feb 2016
- List Price
- $8.99
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Description
The first in-depth book that sheds light on Canada’s elite warriors who operate in the shadows.
In 2001, the Canadian government sent elements of its Joint Task Force 2 counterterrorist unit to Afghanistan to assist the Americans with Operation Enduring Freedom and the global war on terror. Withdrawn a year later, after a brief hiatus JTF 2 returned to Afghanistan in 2005, beginning a continuous tour of duty for Canadian Special Operation Forces (CANSOF) up to the cessation of Canadian combat operations in 2011. This book reveals six untold special operations that CANSOF personnel undertook in their desperate struggle in the shadows to capture or kill Taliban leaders, facilitators, and bomb-makers, as well as efforts to mentor Afghan National Security Forces from 2005 to 2011. The missions highlight that the nation’s SOF were no ordinary men.
About the authors
Colonel Bernd Horn, an experienced Canadian Forces infantry officer, is currently chief of staff of the Land Forces Development and Training System. Dr. Horn is also an adjunct professor of history at the Royal Military College and has authored, co-authored, or edited 28 books. Some of his recent publications are Fortune Favours the Brave and Show No Fear. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Editorial Reviews
a important and valuable contribution to the record of Canada’s military experience in Afghanistan
T. Robert Fowler, author of Combat Mission Kandahar
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The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command / Le Commandement des Forces d’Opérations Spéciales du Canada
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A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War
The SOE and the Canadian Connection
Forced to Change
Crisis and Reform in the Canadian Armed Forces
Of Courage and Determination
The First Special Service Force, "The Devil's Brigade," 1942-44
Of Courage and Determination
The First Special Service Force, "The Devil's Brigade," 1942–44
Doing Canada Proud
The Second Boer War and the Battle of Paardeberg
No Easy Task
Fighting in Afghanistan
Battle Cries in the Wilderness
The Struggle for North America in the Seven Years’ War