{"product_id":"buy-when-the-tempest-gathers-from-mogadishu-to-the-fight-against-isis-a-marine-special-operations-commander-at-war-andrew-milburn-conf20250716075","title":"When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War (Andrew Milburn)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Author: Andrew Milburn \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e About Book \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Language: English \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Publisher: Pen \u0026amp; Sword \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Published date: 2020 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pages: 316\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e isbn: 9781399019231\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e GoodReads Rating: 4.5 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Condition \u0026amp; Size \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Size: Format C (Large Format 138x216\/156x234mm) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Book Type: Paperback \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Condition: As New \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e Summary\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nThese are the intense combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad and Mosul to directing special operations in an impossibly complex fight against a formidable foe. The journey culminates in the story's centerpiece: the fight against ISIS - one which finally seems to make sense for the soldiers, sailors and Marines involved, in which the author is able to use the lessons of his harsh apprenticeship to lead the SOF task force under his command to hasten the Caliphate's eventual demise. Milburn combines self-effacing candor with the insight and skill of a natural story teller to make the reader experience what it's like to lead those who fight America's wars.\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milburn, Andrew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41930098147405,"sku":"CONF20250716075","price":145.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/3856\/4685\/files\/9781399019231_20250711_165945.jpg?v=1752689880","url":"https:\/\/readmatter.co.za\/products\/buy-when-the-tempest-gathers-from-mogadishu-to-the-fight-against-isis-a-marine-special-operations-commander-at-war-andrew-milburn-conf20250716075","provider":"Readmatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}