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Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan -- and The Path to Victory Paperback – October 11, 2011

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (October 11, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312606915
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312606916
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (255 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsI LOST MY SPINE IN AMERICA . . .
By ickytips on September 11, 2010
Format: Hardcover
I'm not angry at Amazon, nor am I angry with the author or his book, and that's why I gave this item a perfect, five-star rating; they don't provide a rating scale that can accurately manifest my disappointment in the situation that has been forced upon us--each and every one of us who ordered this book with the belief that we were going to receive it, only to have the rug torn out from under us. A cover-up set in motion by a nation who denounces censorship, praises freedom of speech, and who won't hesitate to annihilate any person or entity daring enough to threaten our "god given" rights; daring enough to go toe-to-toe with the most powerful, morally bankrupt nation on this planet (but hey, at least we're not Communists!).

Our country, the land of the "free," home of the brave, where democracy is more of a buzzword than a legitimate political system--unless you're voting for America's newest idol, model, or celebrity dance duo.

But, I digress... I searched high and low for this book. Every possible website you could think of; some saying that the item wasn't in stock, some that it was available for pre-order and would be delivered 23 December, 2010, still others not even mentioning that it's not available until after you purchased it. The latter is what I dealt with.

I found the book on a site that shall remain nameless, and it was the 1st edition, uncensored print. It was in stock for $17.98, so I promptly placed my order. The following day I checked my order status, ecstatic that I was lucky enough to snag a copy of this now infamous book, only to find that my order was still being "processed." After checking the status of the item itself, I was deflated when I saw that it was no longer available, with an availability date of 24 September, 2010.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGovernment "Corrected" Version
By Steve Frasher on September 10, 2010
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Please DO NOT send this item unless it is the OriginalOperation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan -- and The Path to Victoryl -as written version. I am not interested in obtaining a "corrected" version
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1.0 out of 5 starsDont' bother with this version
By reconrob on October 13, 2010
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As most people have pointed out, this version of the book is almost un-readable. I probably would have given it at least 3 or 4 star in the non-redacted version, but the author would have been better off re-editing the book so that it flowed better. And a big "thumbs-down" to Amazon for not being up-front with the version of this book that they put out.
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1.0 out of 5 starsWhat Happened to Freedom of the Press?
By Roger J. Watson on September 10, 2010
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I, too, do NOT want to buy this book in its censored (redacted) version. Who is the Defense Dept to tell us (AMERICAN CITIZENS) what books we CANNOT have? They had the ability to review this book with both the author and his publisher BEFORE it was printed. Where, in the Defense budget, does it allow the Pentagon to purchase ALL 10,000 copies of a press run? What will they do, distribute them to the troops or burn them all? The US government sure looks fool-hardy and desperate in its attempt to abort FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. If St. Martin's Press is smart, it will sell the books to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and have them all shipped to his home. Then, go ahead and PRINT SOME MORE for the rest of us. The American people deserve to see what's in this book for themselves!
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5.0 out of 5 starsUS wants to buy 1st printing of reservist's memoir
By James Evan Pilato on September 10, 2010
Format: Hardcover
U.S. wants to buy 1st printing of reservist's memoir

By Peter Finn and Greg Miller
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, September 9, 2010; 11:28 PM

The Defense Department is attempting to buy the entire first printing - 10,000 copies - of a memoir by a controversial former Defense Intelligence Agency officer so that the book can be destroyed, according to military and other sources.

"Operation Dark Heart," which was scheduled to be published this month by St. Martin's Press, recounts the adventures and frustrations of an Army reservist, Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, who served in Afghanistan in 2003, a moment when the attention of Washington and the military had shifted to Iraq.
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1.0 out of 5 starsNOT AS DESCRIBED - HEAVILY CENSORED VERSION.
By J. Leahy on February 4, 2012
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Olivet Tree Books' description of this book fails to mention that is a heavily censored ("redacted") version of the book. Lots of parts of the book have been literally blacked out by the government. Olivet Tree Books didn't respond to my request to return the book for a refund. Pretty bad.
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1.0 out of 5 starsNot Worth Checking out of Library
By JT on November 5, 2010
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I knew about the DOD edits but decided to give this book a shot regardless. I respect this man's service and sacrifice; however, there are issues. Mainly, and I apologize if somebody else already captured this, he said he knew ahead of his first meeting with LTG Barno that Barno had fought in the 1989 Urgent Fury mission as a ranger company commander. Urgent Fury was in 1983. Nor would Barno say something like "I'm a MacArthur type of commander". Not his style, at least not when he was a brigade commander. Also, readers of military history might get bored with his descriptions of routing military stuff (helicopter flights; imagining troops going through troop leading procedures; etc.) I was looking for an entertaining read and this book didn't.
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1.0 out of 5 starsReads like a dictionary
By CAG on May 29, 2011
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Unfortunately the author must have ticked off someone at Langley. Operation Dark Heart is so heavily redacted that it is nearly impossible to coherently read more than a couple of pages. It is a shame he most likely had an important and interesting story to tell.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

super good book.

Published 26 days ago by Janie Woodburn
5.0 out of 5 starsTony Shaffer's "Opertion Dark heart" - well worth a read.

This reads much like an action novel ? - though I'm not any kind of novel reader ! - except fot the large ammount of black blanking-out of "sensitive" info, required by US... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsGood read

Realistic retelling of the Afghan conflict

Published 1 month ago by Rod Welsh
3.0 out of 5 starsSlow read

Interesting read but slowed down by excessive detail.

Published 2 months ago by JHC_InHim
5.0 out of 5 starsGood Read

This was a gift and the person receiving it really enjoyed the book.

Published 2 months ago by Jimi
5.0 out of 5 starsListen to your people when they tell you of impending terror!

Dynamite Why don't "they"listen to people who KNOW the score Good work Col.

Published 3 months ago by Foggy Richard
2.0 out of 5 starsWay too expensive for a bunch of astericks.

Very difficult to read with all the redacted text. Just rewrite it. I will upgrade the review if the stuff becomes declassified and my copy is updated. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Lee
5.0 out of 5 starsThe author spins a good tale of his experiences in Afghanistan working...

The author relates his experiences in Afghanistan as an intelligence officer working for the DIA (Deference Intelligence Agency/. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Roger Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 starsAfghanistan experience

I very much enjoyed this book, one of hundreds of military that I have read. I found it helped me understand what the differences are between the USA, the DIA, and other... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Carl P. Cardey
5.0 out of 5 starsCouldn't put this book down! even though the heavy reduction detracted...

SGreat book! For three reasons: (1) informs without "spin" of what has been and is going on in Afghanistan; (2) well written, easy to follow in spite of the DIA's... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Kindle Customer

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