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”Slowly, the guard moved along the trees and blinked into the dark shrubbery. I gently flicked off the safety on my rifle and placed my finger on the trigger. I knew that the green light from my goggles faintly lit up my eye sockets, and I hoped he didn’t notice. The guard stopped a few feet in front of me. We were literally staring each other down. If he raised his AK toward me, I was ready to pull the trigger. My heart was pounding. I actually feared he could hear it.” -Excerpt from Jaeger: At War with Denmark's Elite Special Forces
"Jaeger is a must read for anyone interested in Special Operations. It is also proof that the Danish military has made significant contributions to the war on terrorism globally." -Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL and bestselling author of Among Heroes.
"Jaeger: At War with Denmark's Elite Special Forces puts you right next to these heroes on the skids of the helicopter, mapping the Earth 15 feet AGL, to free-falling at speeds exceeding 240 MPH. This was an amazingly well written and humble account of what our allied Special Forces bring to the table day in and day out. It would have been an honor to have served and fought with these men!" -Nicholas Irving, New York Times Bestselling author of The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers.
One of America's closest allies in the War on Terror has deployed more often and lost more soldiers in Afghanistan than any other NATO nation, but it probably isn't who you think. The small country of Denmark has fielded a small but extremely professional Special Operations unit known as the Jaeger Corps. For the first time in the English language, Thomas Rathsack, a former Jaeger member and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, takes us inside a relatively unknown Special Operations unit that has been punching way above its weight class.
“My heart stopped. Less than 30 feet from me, two Talibans carrying Kalashnikovs were crawling toward our base. They clearly couldn’t make out what they were seeing, squinting in the morning sun. This was their territory, their backyard, and something didn’t look quite right. One of them was clutching his weapon as if he was determined to use it. I had my weapon ready and raised it slowly to point it at them. Using my thumb, I flipped the safety off silently. I was ready to fight.” -Excerpt from Jaeger: At War with Denmark's Elite Special Forces.
From hair raising small team recce operations in Afghanistan, to undercover intelligence operations, search and destroy missions in Iraq, and executive protection for diplomats and the world trade summit, Thomas Rathsack details some of the most dangerous, and previously unknown, missions in the War on Terror.
”I do not look like an Afghan—never have, never will. My heavy build, broad jaw, and Scandinavian facial features are far removed from the typical Afghan’s narrow face and long, crooked nose. But I’d dyed my beard and eyebrows almost black, and covered my face and hands in brown skin cream. I wore a lungee, a traditional Afghan turban, on my head and the equally traditional salwar kameez. Under the khaki tunic, I was kitted out with a bulletproof vest, a belt carrying a holstered 9mm H&K USP pistol, two extra magazines, a Gerber jack knife, and a radio connected to a discreet, skin-colored, molded ear piece. The Lowa desert boots I wore were the only thing visible that could reveal me as a soldier. But if something went wrong, I needed to be able to stand firmly. I was back. Afghanistan just wouldn’t loosen its grip on me.” -Excerpt from Jaeger: At War with Denmark's Elite Special Forces.
- Sales Rank: #274118 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-14
- Released on: 2015-03-14
- Format: Kindle eBook
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
An extraordinary tale of an extraordinary soldier
By Nate Granzow
Thomas Rathsack embodies all the characteristics of the consummate soldier, one as humble as he is deadly. His story is that of Denmark's elite Jaeger Corps - one of several of the U.S.'s unsung European allies in the GWOT that did respectable work in-theater, but quietly and without ostentation or fanfare. He speaks plainly, without pretense or arrogance, despite the fact that his stories of his time as a soldier and NGO minesweeper are truly awe-inspiring and worthy of deference.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Too much non-military story, but nice to see a Danish perspective
By Liam H Dooley
I have read a good number of books about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They fall into three vague categories: personal memoirs, journalistic studies and experiences, and academic/think tank studies. Each have their advantages and disadvantages. You won't get much about what it's like to sit in the desert for days under the sun from a RAND study, but you aren't going to get an accurate assessment of measures of effectiveness or airpower contributions from Sgt Rock's memoir. Journalists tend to have their own agenda, and while are usually good writers, their bias can get in the way of the "Story".
This book, of course, is a memoir. It is an interesting memoir as it is by one of the minor countries involved in the GWOT. Minor in that it is small, and cannot contribute the same level of support as the major powers. This means that the training, the technology, the combat support, and culture will be different.
If you are looking for a book filled with exciting battles, or at least one big battle a la Lone Survivor or Black Hawk Down, you aren't going to get it. This book is about the life of Mr Rathsack, in and out of the army. So you will get a long chapter about his life between stints in the service, for example, that may or may not interest the reader.
As for the wartime chapters, they are interesting but again, not filled with massive firefights, lots of men down, A-10s rolling in followed by Apaches, etc. The unit operated and mostly kept in "stealth" - a success to be sure - but this makes for a little bit slower reading. Still, again, it was nice to read the experiences of the war from a non US-UK perspective.
The epilogue was quite interesting - about the controversy regarding the book and accusations of revealing sensitive and classified information. This same issue came up with books about killing bin Laden. I have to say, regrettably, I do not agree with Mr. Rathsack. Government employees take an oath to not reveal sensitive information - even if it's in the news - without permission. Is it fair? I don't know. Is it frustrating? Sure, but in return you get to shoot some cool weapons, go to exotic places, etc. When an official government person publishes something, even if it is in the news, they are confirming it - giving it increased credibility. You take the pay, you wear the uniform, you follow the rules. What if every soldier, intelligence officer, etc. made their own decisions of what was sensitive and what wasn't?
And in this book, it was generally not an issue of revealing criminality, incompetence, or other whistle-blowing like issues.
If there is a "crime" in this book, though, is it's blowing through too fast the combat parts, and dwelling too much on peacetime.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Good book
By Jonathan Mattson
The book was good and a quick read. It wasn't the most interesting, but wasn't really boring either. Just not much exciting occurred ( that he can talk about - I hope ) and not many interesting and funny stories outside of his couple missions.
The most memorable portion of this book in my opinion is the last chapter about the drama during publication.
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