Anthony Shaffer has written a gripping account, filled with amazing detail, of an otherwise secret world. Shaffer has the instincts of a thriller writer and the knowledge and perspective of the professional insider. Operation Dark Heart is a fascinating page-turner. - Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers

A fascinating look into the highly complex world of modern combat, clandestine intelligence and bureaucrats run amok. Tony Shaffer walks and runs us through a critical time in the history in the war in Afghanistan. From the opening to the closing, you are on the edge of your seat. Tony is, in all aspects, the real Jack Bauer - but with an intellect. - Dr. Christopher M. Lehman, former Special Assistant to President Reagan, National Security Counsel

[Operation Dark Heart] takes you inside the espionage world, a labyrinth of secret agencies that do not like to share secrets. - Army Times

Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer is a highly experienced intelligence officer and recipient of the Bronze Star, with 25 years of field experience. He currently serves as the Reserve G6 Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications and Technology, of an Army Reserve division and is also a senior adviser to multiple organisations on terrorism and counter-insurgency issues.