TY - BOOK AU - Shaffer,Anthony TI - Operation dark heart : : spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of Afghanistan—and the path to victory / SN - 9780312603694 AV - DS371.413. S53 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York : PB - Thomas Dunne Books, KW - Shaffer, Anthony, KW - United States. KW - Defense Intelligency Agency KW - Afghan War, 2001- KW - Personal narratives, American KW - Secret service KW - United States KW - Military intelligence KW - Intelligence officers KW - Biography KW - Espionage KW - Afghanistan KW - Special operations (Military science) N1 - Contents: Acknowledgement—Author’s note—Glossary—1. The usual suspects—2. The “dark side”—3. Intro Afghanistan—4. The boy and the bomb—5. “we will kell the infidels”—6. Mountain viper—7. Force on force—8. To the front—9. The interrogation—10. Improvised raid—11. IED—12. Al Qaeda hotel—13. The “heart of darkness”—14. Able danger—15. Tipping point—16. The “death star”—17. Bronze star—18. Madrassah—19. Abort mission—2. Under fire—21. “Alpha team, go”—22. “They’re really pissed at you”—23. Second voyage—24. Unsafe at any speed—25. Darkness falls—Epilogue—How to win in Afghanistan—Index ER -