{"product_id":"unconventional-warrior-walter-morris-herd-9780786469710","title":"Unconventional Warrior: Memoir of a Special Operations Commander in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e This fascinating look at the life of a modern-day professional soldier gives the reader an inside view of the deadly global war on terror. Herd argues that conflicting political objectives have muddied the way forward for the on-the-ground commanders and thus threaten the prospect of any real victory in Afghanistan. He uses everyday stories to make his points: \"One of the local leaders pointed to his wrist and said to my interpreter, 'the Americans have all the watches but we have all the time.' That made a lasting impression on me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Colonel Herd was one of the highest ranking officers on the ground with a command of some 4,000 elite soldiers from all branches of the U.S. military and five other coalition nations. It was a mission he had trained for all of his life. A sixth-generation soldier, Herd became a master parachutist, a combat scuba diver, a Green Beret and an Army Ranger. He conducted combat missions against the Taliban by using the Special Forces mandate to work \u003ci\u003eby, with and through\u003c\/i\u003e the local population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Morris Herd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786469714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786469710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Walter Morris Herd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128538296575,"sku":"9780786469710","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d9d9cc0-5415-4681-a6f5-67d24f916f43.jpg?v=1687459165","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unconventional-warrior-walter-morris-herd-9780786469710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}