Barbara P. (gotchagal) -
"One of the best books of the year." Washington Post Book World
"While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents began a top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban. At 59, veteran CIA officer Gary Schroen was planning to retire - until he was drafted back for his most dangerous assignment: to lead the seven-man team called "JAWBREAKER" deep into the hostile territory and prepare the way for an American assault.The challenges to JAWBREAKER's progress were numerous, including the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance threatening to unravel, a Pakistani government eager to interfere, and a "rash & reckless" U.S. government that did not know the most effective way to attack. As thrilling as any novel, First In is a gripping first-person account of a mission that began the U.S. war against terrorism --- and reclaimed the country of Afghanistan for its people."
A narrative that is astounding both for its level of detail andf for the author's candor. The bravery of the men is compelling.
According to the CIA's Publication of Review Board (First In) is the most detailed account of a covert operation ever told by a clandestine officer...(Gary Schroen offers)the kind of detail about life in the shadowy world of American espionage that used to remain secret. ---The Christian Science Monitor
"While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents began a top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban. At 59, veteran CIA officer Gary Schroen was planning to retire - until he was drafted back for his most dangerous assignment: to lead the seven-man team called "JAWBREAKER" deep into the hostile territory and prepare the way for an American assault.The challenges to JAWBREAKER's progress were numerous, including the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance threatening to unravel, a Pakistani government eager to interfere, and a "rash & reckless" U.S. government that did not know the most effective way to attack. As thrilling as any novel, First In is a gripping first-person account of a mission that began the U.S. war against terrorism --- and reclaimed the country of Afghanistan for its people."
A narrative that is astounding both for its level of detail andf for the author's candor. The bravery of the men is compelling.
According to the CIA's Publication of Review Board (First In) is the most detailed account of a covert operation ever told by a clandestine officer...(Gary Schroen offers)the kind of detail about life in the shadowy world of American espionage that used to remain secret. ---The Christian Science Monitor
