Dagger 22: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
Written by Michael Golembesky
Narrated by Peter Berkrot
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About this audiobook
The thrilling true story of a Marine special operations unit in a battle for their lives in Afghanistan.
Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's New York Times bestselling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now battle-hardened special operations warriors.
The unforgiving Afghan winter has settled upon the twenty-two men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, call sign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked nothing more than to once again go dormant and rest until the new spring fighting season began. No chance of that—this winter would be different.
Along with Afghan and International Security Forces (NATO), the Marines of Dagger 22 continued their fight throughout the harsh winter to shape the battlefield before the Afghan ground began to thaw. From one firefight to the next, the noose began to tighten around the village of Daneh Pasab and the Taliban command cell operating there. On April 6, 2010, a ground force consisting of U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghan Commandos and Marine Corps special operations conducted a night assault to destroy the heavily entrenched Taliban force, breaking their grip on the valley and stopping the spring offensive before it ever began.
But nothing in Bala Murghab comes easily as combat operations wear on the operators of Dagger 22, as they lean on each other once again in order to complete their mission in one of the most brutal environments on earth.
Michael Golembesky
STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL GOLEMBESKY served 8 years with the United States Marine Corps and is a combat veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Golembesky served as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with Marine Special Operation Team 8222 (MARSOC).
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Reviews for Dagger 22
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Voice of Peter Berkrot ruined this book…. Boo Boo Booo
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a Marine I understand
Thank you and Semper Fi - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good and not to be forgotten story!
The voice of the reading could be a bit less dramatic because of the story it self is impressive1 person found this helpful