| When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War Contributor(s): Milburn, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1526750554 ISBN-13: 9781526750556 Publisher: Pen & Sword Military OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - United States - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.63 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Milburn has constructed a real tour de force of recent military history, strongly written and executed with the dedication and attention to detail you would expect from a Marine Special Operations Commander. -- Booklist These are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah and Mosul to directing multi-national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe. The journey culminates in the story's centerpiece: the fight against ISIS, in which the author is able to use the lessons of his harsh apprenticeship to lead the SOF task force under his command to hasten the Caliphate's eventual demise. Milburn has an unusual background for a US Marine, and this is no ordinary war memoir. Very few personal accounts of war cover such a wide breadth of experience, or with so discerning a perspective. As Bing West comments: "His exceptional skill is telling each story of battle and then knitting them into a coherent whole. By the end of the book, the reader understands what happened on the ground in the wars against terrorists over the past twenty years." Milburn tells his extraordinary story with self-effacing candor, describing openly his personal struggles with the isolation of command, post-combat trauma and family tragedy. And with the skill and insight of a natural story teller, he makes the reader experience what it's like to lead those who fight America's wars. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milburn, Andrew: - COL. ANDREW MILBURN enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private after graduating from law school in the UK. As an infantry and special operations officer he has commanded in combat at almost every rank -- most recently leading a special operations task force in the fight against ISIS. He retired in 2018 as the deputy commander of Special Operations Command, Central (SOCCENT), the headquarters responsible for all US special operations throughout the Middle East. |