{"product_id":"hammerhead-six-9780316341448","title":"Hammerhead Six","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe incredible story of the Green Berets' \"hearts and minds\" counterinsurgency in Afghanistan's notorious Pech River Valley, told by the unit commander who led Hammerhead Six.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2003, the Special Forces soldiers entered an area later called \"the most dangerous place in Afghanistan.\" Here, where the line between civilians and armed zealots was indistinct, they illustrated the Afghan proverb: \"I destroy my enemy by making him my friend.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Captain Ronald Fry recounts how they were seen as welcome guests rather than invaders. Soon after their deployment ended, the Pech Valley reverted to turmoil. Their success was never replicated. \u003ci\u003eHammerhead Six\u003c\/i\u003e finally reveals how cultural respect, hard work (and the occasional machine-gun burst) were more than a match for the Taliban and Al Qaeda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316341448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Ronald Fry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715380342965,"sku":"9780316341448","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hammerhead-six-9780316341448","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}