“Dagger 22: U.S. Marine Corps
Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan” is a sequel of New York Times
bestselling book Level Zero Heroes.
Level Zero Heroes is a
bestselling book from Michael Golembesky which tells us about the Marine
Special Operations Team 8222 carried out in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. This operation
was just the starting of warriors who have become tough after the battle.
The winter season of Afghanistan
is unforgiving and this team of 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222
has finally settled down. They have a call sign Dagger 22. The valley of Bala
Murghab, Afghanistan is very remote and hostile.
It is during this time that the
Taliban fighters become dormant and they will continue to rest till the new
spring season begins. But, it looks that this winter season will be quite
different from the previous one.
The Marine of Dagger 22 along
with International Security Forces (NATO) and Afghan forces push their way in
the battlefield in this harsh winter season. They want to accomplish their
objective before the ice starts to melt.
One fire fighting after another,
the forces begin to tighten their grip around the village of Daneh Pasab and
the command cell of Taliban that is in operation there. The book “Dagger 22:
U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan” by Michael
Golembesky tells us about the episode that happened on April 6, 2010 when the
ground forces comprising of Marine Corps, Afghan Commandos, U.S. Army Special
Forces carried out a night operation to overcome the heavily armed forces of
Taliban.
They stopped the offensive that
used to start in spring season before it even started by breaking the grip that
the Taliban had in the valley.
But one thing is certain, that
there is nothing in this Bala Murghab valley that comes easy. This area is
being considered as having one of the most brutal environments on earth. The combat
team of Dagger 22 leans on each other to move ahead and complete their mission.
Book Reviews
The book “Dagger 22: U.S. Marine
Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan” by Michael Golembesky is
a follow up from the bestselling book Level Zero Heroes. The book tells about
the life faced by Marine Special Operations Team “Dagger 22” on the battlefield
of Afghanistan.
Book Author
Michael Golembesky has been a
staff sergeant and has served in the United States Marine Corps for 8 years. He
has been a combat veteran for both Iraq and Afghanistan wars. With Marine
Special Operation Team 8222 (MARSOC), Michael Golembesky has served as a Joint
Terminal Attack Controller. The earlier book written by him, Level Zero Heroes,
went on to become the New York Times bestseller.
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