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Stinger: Operation Cyclone
- A Cold War Adventure with Rick Fontain, Book 2
- Narrated by: D.C. Newman
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A grunt level view of Charlie Wilson’s war - a Cold War adventure that peers inside the exploits of Senator Charlie Wilson and CIA’s Task Force Chief Gust Avrakotos. Strange bedfellows they were. Their alliance proved to be one of the most successful partnerships in the history of the CIA. Stinger: Operation Cyclone centers on the results of these efforts.
The adventure begins with the election of Ronald Regan in 1979. This was the same year that the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Early in 1982, the POTUS called for a plan of action to arm and finance the Jihadi warriors known as the Mujahideen. Operation Cyclone was the code name assigned to this project.
CIA Officer Mike Vickers, not a participant in this story, was solicited by Avrakotos to help design and roll out the blueprint to equip the Mujahideen. Included in this covert action program was the Stinger guided missile. This weapon system would be credited as the major factor in the Russian withdraw in 1989.
General Gerald Bushman returns as the director of Defense Intelligence Agency. Rick Fontain, who was now a member, technical staff of AT&T’s Bell Labs, is brought in for his expertise with the Stinger technology. His familiarity with the Russian gunship - the Mil Mi24 - was just icing on the cake.
Rick is reunited with his Redeye instructor Andy Davis, and together, they would lay out a plan to kill buku Russian aircraft. However, the operation stalls in 1982 and would not move forward until Rick thwarts an assignation attempt on one: Maalouf Torki bin Taisei. Mr. Taisei is a Malaysian government official. He is also the largest arms dealer on the Pacific Rim.
The KGB gets wind that the Pakistan ISI has agreed to support Operation Cyclone. Their attacks are fierce. However, the result was not what they expected. President Regan issued a change to the original operation requirements. The gloves were to come off. Rick Fontain is told to do whatever it takes to get Stinger into the hands of the Afghan freedom fighters.
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- Picture watcher
- 04-15-22
Teaching Afgans how to fire ground to air missiles
Even better than book one. I asked myself why & think perhaps because much of it was centred in Afgan. A really interesting book about how the West taught Afgans how to fire shoulder firing ground to air missiles. From this viewpoint maybe a bit short sighted. Really great book though.
