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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
EPIGRAPH
FOREWORD
PREFACE
MAP OF EASTERN AFGHANISTAN
PHOTOGRAPH OF OP BARI ALI
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WATAPUR VALLEY
SURROUNDED BY TALENT
PRE-DEPLOYMENT SITE SURVEY
WANAT
AIR CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND TARGET ACQUISITION
A CAVALRY STATE OF MIND
A HATEFUL DAY
LEAVING
IT ALL BEGINS
COUNTERINSURGENCY
KORENGAL—LEARNING THE HARD WAY
COWBOYS AND INDIANS
BARI ALI
MOUNTAIN WARRIOR
THE PLAN BEGINS TO UNRAVEL
THE WATAPUR
SUMMER
GANJGAL AND SHURYAK
GETTING OUT OF NURISTAN
COP KEATING
COP LOWELL
BITTERSWEET GOODBYE
AFTERWORD
ENDNOTES
INDEX
PHOTOGRAPHS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT