The Resource Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans
Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans
Resource Information
The item Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Veteran CIA officer Duane Evans is dispatched to Pakistan to "get something going in the South," still under the Taliban's sway and al-Qa'ida. With no "Southern Alliance" for the U.S. to support, a new strategy is called for. This is the true story of Evans's unexpected journey from the pristine halls of Langley to the badlands of southern Afghanistan. Within hours after he watched the horrors of 9/11 unfold during a chance visit to FBI Headquarters, Evans begins a personal and relentless quest to become part of the U.S. response against al-Qa'ida. This memoir tracks his efforts to join one of CIA's elite teams bound for Afghanistan, a journey that eventually takes him to the front lines in Pakistan, first as part of the advanced element of CIA's Echo team supporting Hamid Karzai, and finally as leader of the under-resourced and often overlooked Foxtrot team. Relying on rusty military skills from Evans's days as a Green Beret and brandishing a traded-for rifle, he moves toward Kandahar, one of only a handful of Americans pushing forward across the desert in the company of Pashtun warriors into some of the most dangerous, yet mesmerizingly beautiful, landscape on earth. The ultimate triumph of the CIA and Special Forces teams, when absolutely everything was on the line, is tempered by the US tragedy that catalyzed what is now America's longest war. Evans's very personal adventure that unfolds within the pages of Foxtrot in Kandahar: A Memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the Inception of America's Longest War, which concludes with an analysis of opportunities lost in the years since his time in Afghanistan, should be required reading for everyone interested in modern warfare."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- pages cm
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781611213577
- Label
- Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war
- Title
- Foxtrot in Kandahar
- Title remainder
- a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war
- Statement of responsibility
- by Duane Evans
- Title variation
- Memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war
- Subject
-
- Taliban
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal narratives, American
- Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan | Kandahār
- Special operations (Military science) -- Pakistan
- Evans, Duane, 1956-
- Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Secret service -- United States
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan | Kandahār
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Biography
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Veteran CIA officer Duane Evans is dispatched to Pakistan to "get something going in the South," still under the Taliban's sway and al-Qa'ida. With no "Southern Alliance" for the U.S. to support, a new strategy is called for. This is the true story of Evans's unexpected journey from the pristine halls of Langley to the badlands of southern Afghanistan. Within hours after he watched the horrors of 9/11 unfold during a chance visit to FBI Headquarters, Evans begins a personal and relentless quest to become part of the U.S. response against al-Qa'ida. This memoir tracks his efforts to join one of CIA's elite teams bound for Afghanistan, a journey that eventually takes him to the front lines in Pakistan, first as part of the advanced element of CIA's Echo team supporting Hamid Karzai, and finally as leader of the under-resourced and often overlooked Foxtrot team. Relying on rusty military skills from Evans's days as a Green Beret and brandishing a traded-for rifle, he moves toward Kandahar, one of only a handful of Americans pushing forward across the desert in the company of Pashtun warriors into some of the most dangerous, yet mesmerizingly beautiful, landscape on earth. The ultimate triumph of the CIA and Special Forces teams, when absolutely everything was on the line, is tempered by the US tragedy that catalyzed what is now America's longest war. Evans's very personal adventure that unfolds within the pages of Foxtrot in Kandahar: A Memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the Inception of America's Longest War, which concludes with an analysis of opportunities lost in the years since his time in Afghanistan, should be required reading for everyone interested in modern warfare."--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Evans, Duane
- Dewey number
- 958.104/740973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS371.413
- LC item number
- .E87 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Evans, Duane
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Intelligence officers
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Taliban
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- United States
- Special operations (Military science)
- Special operations (Military science)
- Label
- Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn975088105
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9781611213577
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2017021615
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781611213577
- (Sirsi) i9781611213577
- (OCoLC)975088105
- Label
- Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn975088105
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9781611213577
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2017021615
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781611213577
- (Sirsi) i9781611213577
- (OCoLC)975088105
Subject
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan | Kandahār
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Secret service -- United States
- Evans, Duane, 1956-
- Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography
- Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan | Kandahār
- Special operations (Military science) -- Pakistan
- Taliban
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Biography
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal narratives, American
Genre
Embed (Experimental)
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/Foxtrot-in-Kandahar--a-memoir-of-a-CIA-Officer/vl5YeWh7YhI/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/Foxtrot-in-Kandahar--a-memoir-of-a-CIA-Officer/vl5YeWh7YhI/">Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/Foxtrot-in-Kandahar--a-memoir-of-a-CIA-Officer/vl5YeWh7YhI/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/Foxtrot-in-Kandahar--a-memoir-of-a-CIA-Officer/vl5YeWh7YhI/">Foxtrot in Kandahar : a memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the inception of America's longest war, by Duane Evans</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
