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I'm a retired Air Force Combat Controller and am well acquainted with a number of the participants mentioned in the book. I was deployed to a Special Operations liaison cell at the time of this event. It's my opinion that the author did an outstanding job with tying in the story in an easy -to-follow manner with all the various events that ultimately led to John Chapman's fight to the death on top of that mountain. The book isn't solely about John Chapman even though he is the main focus, but gives a brief history of the beginnings of Combat Control as well, and as I mentioned earlier, the operations and battles along with the decision-making by the leadership that led up to that fateful battle. The general public for the most part not only has any idea who or what Combat Controllers are, but how versatile they must be, to be attached to any other special operations unit to include foreign SOF. I think this book does a simply amazing job of showcasing their capabilities as well as some of the unsung heroes attached to the events which are the focus of the book. Through the years regarding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Special Tactics community has lost a great many of their fellow brothers and there have also been a great many Combat Controllers through their heroic actions that have saved the teams they were attached to by their bravery under fire and their skillsets. I'm proud to have known a lot of these warriors during my time with the teams.