In the wake of the September 11th, American forces launched into a campaign that combined covert action, diplomatic sleight-of-hand, deadly accurate new weapons and sheer brute force in a way the world has never seen.
The war on terror came as a surprise to no one. But the collapse of the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies in Afghanistan came more swiftly than anyone imagined.
Gain insight into how the first phase of the "war on terror" was fought. From pilots in action to Special Forces teams deep into hostile territory, you'll learn of the traditional power and the high-tech new technologies that pinpointed enemy positions for destruction. The secretive array of weaponry used over Afghanistan was astonishing, from the "Daisy Cutter" – a monstrous 15,000-pound fuel air bomb used to devastate terrorist cave complexes to the "Spooky" AC-130 Gunship that squashed the POW uprising at Mazar-e'-Sharif.
Fly into action with the men, women and fighting machines that waged this first battle against this horrid hatred.
