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  • Dagger 22

  • U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
  • By: Michael Golembesky
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (908 ratings)

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Dagger 22

By: Michael Golembesky
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's best-selling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now battle-hardened special operations warriors.

The unforgiving Afghan winter settled upon the 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, call sign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked nothing more than to once again go dormant and rest until the new spring fighting season began. No chance of that - this winter would be different.

Along with Afghan and International Security Forces (NATO), the marines of Dagger 22 continued their fight throughout the harsh winter to shape the battlefield before the Afghan ground began to thaw. From one firefight to the next, the noose began to tighten around the village of Daneh Pasab and the Taliban command cell operating there. On April 6, 2010, a ground force consisting of US Army Special Forces, Afghan commandos, and Marine Corps special operations conducted a night assault to destroy the heavily entrenched Taliban force, breaking their grip on the valley and stopping the spring offensive before it even began.

But nothing in Bala Murghab comes easily, and combat operations wear on the operators of Dagger 22 as they lean on each other once again in order to complete their mission in one of the most brutal environments on earth.

©2016 Michael Golembesky (P)2016 Macmillan Audio
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Not how Marines tell stories!!

As a former Marine it was really hard for me to get into this audio book. I'll have to buy the book and read it to get the hard charging, ass kicking, filthy mouth, Jarhead lingo for myself! Semper Fi Golembesky!

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Great book and great story. SF

Where does Dagger 22 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It ranks pretty high on my list, the story is great and reminds me of my time in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The narrator is one of the worst ones I have heard. His voice is super annoying and almost made me stop listening. He tried too hard to add gruff to his voice.

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true Battlefield Warriors and heroes

great example of how Battlefield Warriors Rose above all the red tape and political handcuffs we faced in Afghanistan to get the mission done the battle not only lies with the Taliban but in cases directly with our Commanders dagger 22 operators we're heroes because they defeated both the Taliban and the red tape placed on them

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Couldn't stop listening

The narrator Peter Berkot is the best I've heard so far on Audible. Golembesky is a great writer, and the story is one everyone should hear. Overall great book.

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Great account and story!

Loved the story however, I found the theatrics of the narrator painfully annoying almost to the point I couldn't listen to it anymore! The story was good enough to continue, but ugggh the narration in my opinion was terribly distracting!

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Love it!

Listening to both his books on Audible. Narrator is spot on! Highly recommend! If you are on the fence about either book, get them both! I listen in the car and when I go running.

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SNAFU for this one

just like Level Zero Heroes it's just fucked up to think that anybody feels it necessary to put such restrictions on the men and women fighting a war they did not start! Such a captivating story, while at the same time it's infuriating. Narrator of both books, which is the same person, is just freaking awesome. thank you

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Thank you Dagger 22

Let their sacrifice and lessons learned live on. I have been waiting to read the second book of their service. MARSOC should be proud of your book and it will help inspire future generations of Marines to scream for selection. Thank you for sharing your teams story.

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Alright book

Well, not many are written froM a MARSOC view but this is and it is a good book.


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narrator watched to much apocalypse now

good book, wish the narrator wasn't trying to make everything like apocalypse now though. other then that good

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