The Only Thing Worth Dying For

Wow. This is a splendid book. It reads like a novel but seems true to life. (I'll say more about that later, when I've finished the book.) Eric Blehm tells the story of the Special Forces A-Team (now unfortunately known as ODA, for Operational Detachment Alpha) that took Hamid Karzhai into Afghanistan set him on the path to become leader of the Liberation and eventually president. (The only thing worth dying for is not Mr Karzhai, of course, nor even Afghanistan, but the individual soldier's deeply held belief.) I've been a sucker for the Green Berets since traisping with them to Tan Hoa in 1964. Mr Blehm tells us that they have lost nothing of their unorthodox style and stubborn loyalty to one another. Get it (here it is on Amazon). Read it. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford