Dagger 22

U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan

By: Michael Golembesky

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

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.

Not how Marines tell stories!!

As a former Marine it was really hard for me to get into this audio book. I'll have to buy the book and read it to get the hard charging, ass kicking, filthy mouth, Jarhead lingo for myself! Semper Fi Golembesky!

SNAFU for this one

just like Level Zero Heroes it's just fucked up to think that anybody feels it necessary to put such restrictions on the men and women fighting a war they did not start! Such a captivating story, while at the same time it's infuriating. Narrator of both books, which is the same person, is just freaking awesome. thank you

Thank you Dagger 22

Let their sacrifice and lessons learned live on. I have been waiting to read the second book of their service. MARSOC should be proud of your book and it will help inspire future generations of Marines to scream for selection. Thank you for sharing your teams story.

Alright book

Well, not many are written froM a MARSOC view but this is and it is a good book.

narrator watched to much apocalypse now

good book, wish the narrator wasn't trying to make everything like apocalypse now though. other then that good