Direct Action (Paperback)

When a US Embassy in Southeast Asia is bombed by followers of terrorist Osama bin Laden, the United States and the United Kingdom decide it is time to act against the terrorist leader by striking at his stronghold in Afghanistan.

Johnny "Two Combs" Howard is a bestselling author of three books based on his experiences in the Regiment. Following his military career, John worked in a variety of leadership and management roles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa. He assisted in the successful release of sixteen expatriate hostages in Sierra Leone and was a team leader of the Families' Security Detail for a prominent Middle Eastern Ambassador to the United States. He was the lead mentor for emerging Iraqi Special Operations Units in Baghdad, a lead instructor for the US Department of State Antiterrorism Assistance Program, a lead instructor for the Special Operations Group in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and director of operations at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center in Jordan.