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| publisher = Smithsonian Books |
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| release_date = 2017 [[Hardcover]], [[ebook]], and [[audiobook]] |
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| media_type = Print ([[hardcover]]), [[ebook]], and [[audiobook]] |
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| pages = 240 pg |
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| isbn = 978-1-588-34589-9 |
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Author | Ed Darack |
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Language | English |
Subject | Extortion 17 |
Publisher | Smithsonian Books |
Publication date | 2017 Hardcover, ebook, and audiobook |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover), ebook, and audiobook |
Pages | 240 pg |
ISBN | 978-1-588-34589-9 |
The Final Mission of Extortion 17: Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, And The Deadliest Day of The U.S. War in Afghanistan is a book by author Ed Darack published on 19 September 2017 about the downing of Extortion 17, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province in the early morning hours of 6 August 2011. The book focuses on the five crew members of the helicopter.[1]
The book grew out of Darack's work on his Air & Space/Smithsonian article, The Final Flight of Extortion 17, published in that magazine's February / March, 2015 issue. According to an interview with Darack, the book will provide never-before revealed insight into the tragedy, relying on interviews from a host of people close to those of the tragedy who have never been interviewed before and provide the first complete, accurate accounting of the downing, including debunking a number of myths and conspiracy theories.[2][3][4]
According to a May 26, 2017 review in Library Journal, the book effectively rules out conspiracy theories.[5] The book is being published by Smithsonian Books with distribution by Penguin Random House.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-58834-589-9
- ^ http://www.airspacemag.com/author/ed-darack/ Air & Space/Smithsonian About Author Ed Darack Page
- ^ http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/final-flight-extortion-17-180953947/ The Final Flight of Extortion 17 - Article by Ed Darack published in the February / March, 2015 issue of Air & Space/Smithsonian Magazine
- ^ https://www.blubrry.com/hookernation/22855887/episode-9-ed-darack-authorphotographer/ Podcast Interview with Ed Darack about The Final Mission of Extortion 17
- ^ http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2017/05/books/nonfic/nonfiction-airline-disasters-seal-team-6-weatherford-van-halen-north-carolina-fire-xpress-reviews/
- ^ http://www.extortion17book.com Official Book Page for The Final Mission of Extortion 17
- ^ https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/final-mission-extortion-17-special-ops-helicopter-/ Smithsonian Books publisher page for The Final Mission of Extortion 17
- ^ http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547293/the-final-mission-of-extortion-17-by-ed-darack/9781588345899/ Penguin Random House Distributor page for The Final Mission of Extortion 17