Burden of Command: A Tale of Extraordinary Leadership in Afghanistan

by Raymond Millen

When a mixed group of American and German soldiers becomes surrounded by elite al Qaeda forces in remote northeast Afghanistan, two unlikely soldiers take charge and organize the defense until a relief force can come to their rescue. Unexpectantly, the defenders have captured something al Qaeda desperately wants to retrieve and spares nothing in the endeavor.
Immediate rescue of the beleaguered is delayed because the NATO coalition is distracted by the upsurge in Taliban violence in southern Afghanistan, and a clever al Qaeda ruse sows uncertainty and confusion within the American command. Outnumbers and outgunned, the defenders must rely on their wits and superior training to even the odds.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2010