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American author and photographer
Ed Darack is an American author and photographer. He is the author of The Final Mission of Extortion 17 , about the August 6, 2011 downing of Extortion 17 , Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers – The Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan , about Operation Red Wings and Operation Whalers , two American military operations that took place in 2005 in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province . He is the author of three other books in addition to Victory Point , including 6194: Denali Solo and Wind - Water - Sun: A Solo Kayak Journey Along Baja California's Desert Coastline .[1] Darack is also an author of magazine articles about a range of subjects, a photographer published in media throughout the world, and a cartographer .[2] [3] [4]
Victory Point [ edit ]
Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers – The Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan is a nonfiction contemporary military history work published in 2009 in hardcover and as an E-book , and then in paperback in 2010 by The Berkley Publishing Group , an imprint of The Penguin Publishing Group .[5] Victory Point documents Operation Red Wings and Operation Whalers , two American military operations that took place in the summer of 2005 in the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province . Darack spent two months on the ground in Afghanistan with U.S. Marines for the book's field research.[6] [7] The book was noted for its detail and was chosen as one of the best books of 2009 by the United States Naval Institute .[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Victory Point was endorsed by Bing West , former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for the Reagan Administration , a former Delta Force commander and New York Times Best Selling author who uses the pen name Dalton Fury , and others.[7]
Victory Point , in conjunction with Darack's article entitled "Operation Red Wings: What Really Happened?" (Published in print on page 62 of the January, 2011 issue of the Marine Corps Gazette (available here )) has been referenced and cited by a number of media outlets, journalists, and authors regarding the accuracy of various portrayals of Operation Red Wings including by New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize –winning journalist Thomas E. Ricks in Foreign Policy , Jake Tapper on CNN , Slate Magazine , About.com , 60 Minutes , and others.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Wild Winds [ edit ]
Wild Winds: Adventures in the Highest Andes , an adventure travel narrative , chronicles Darack's ascents of and travels throughout the highest peaks of the Andes of South America through narrative, photographs, and maps. Ascents include those of Aconcagua , the highest mountain in South America, Argentina , the Western Hemisphere , and the Southern Hemisphere (and one of the Seven Summits ), Ojos del Salado , the world's highest volcano and highest mountain in Chile , Nevado Sajama , the highest mountain in Bolivia , and also Monte Pissis and Llullaillaco . Published by AlpenBooks on November 1, 2001, Wild Winds was cited by The New York Times on the subject of the "Death Zone."[17] [18]
Wind - Water - Sun [ edit ]
Wind - Water - Sun: A Solo Kayak Journey Along Baja California's Desert Coastline , an adventure travel narrative published by Poudre Canyon Press in December 1998, recounts Darack's two-month, 850 mile solo sea kayaking / photography expedition along the Sea of Cortez coastline of the Baja California Peninsula from near the small village of El Golfo de Santa Clara of northern Sonora , Mexico on the Colorado River Delta , to the Cape region of southern Baja California Sur . The book includes text, over 100 of Darack's color photographs of the coastline, and a 16-map full-color atlas of the coastline at a scale of 1:500,000 created by Darack.[1] [4] [19]
6194: Denali Solo [ edit ]
6194: Denali Solo , an adventure travel narrative self-published by Darack in March, 1995, covers his two attempts (one unsuccessful and one successful) to solo-climb Mount McKinley (Denali), the highest mountain in North America and one of the Seven Summits . Darack succeeded in climbing McKinley, via the West Buttress route, on June 29, 1991 when he was 20 years old, possibly the youngest to make a solo ascent of the mountain.[20] [21] 6194 , endorsed by Galen Rowell , was nominated for the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature in 1995.[22] [23]
Magazine article works [ edit ]
Darack has written articles for a number of different magazines, including Air & Space / Smithsonian ,[24] Weatherwise Magazine [25] (for which he is a contributing editor),[26] Alpinist Magazine ,[23] Leatherneck Magazine , The Marine Corps Gazette ,[27] Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute ,[28] Climbing Magazine , Rock & Ice Magazine , Nature Photographer Magazine , Alaska Geographic , Sea Kayaker Magazine , and others.[29] Topics about which he writes include military, science, weather, travel, geography, mountaineering, adventure, and aviation, among others.[3] [24] [25] [27] [28]
Darack's articles have been referenced and discussed by a range of media throughout the world, including Stern , The Daily Telegraph , Yahoo News , and others.[3]
Photography [ edit ]
Ed Darack is a stock and magazine photographer.[3] Darack's photographs cover a range of topics, including military, travel, landscape, nature, aerial, aviation, science, weather, adventure travel, and others.[30] [31] Darack's photographs have been published in a range of media types throughout the world. His photography publishing credits include Smithsonian , Air & Space/Smithsonian , Vanity Fair , The New York Times , The Daily Telegraph , Scholastic , Random House , Weather Channel , The BBC , Time , The National Geographic Society , Bank of America , Forbes , and numerous others.[3]
Darack's photographs have appeared on the covers of a number of magazines, organizational publications, and books, including:
The hardcover version of the book Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer featured Darack's photograph of a silhouette of an Afghan fighter at dawn on its cover.[32] [33] Published by Random House , Where Men Win Glory peaked at number 2 on The New York Times Best Seller List on the week of October 4, 2009.[34] Darack's image was also used on a number of foreign versions of Where Men Win Glory , including those published in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.[35] [36] [37]
Darack's image of Cerro Torre was used on the cover of Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author Reinhold Messner's book, Grido Di Pietra , published by the Italian publisher Corbaccio in 2009.[38] [39]
Darack's image, "Snow Covered Mountain Range, Sunset, Elevated View, Canada" featuring King Peak was used as the centerpiece of Canada Post's stamp commemorating the Canadian Rangers . Released on March 3, 2003, the stamp had a print run of 3,000,000.[3] [40] [41]
Cartography [ edit ]
Darack is a cartographer who has published over one hundred maps, including a full-color, highly detailed atlas of Baja California's Sea of Cortez coastline, comprising 16 individual 1:500,000 scale maps.[3] [4] [19] Other maps of his of note include those of South America and individual Andean peaks including Aconcagua .[17]
Patents [ edit ]
Darack has been issued a number of United States Patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office , primarily for aircraft design.[42]
Television [ edit ]
Darack appeared on the National Geographic / Smithsonian television documentary Titanic: Case Closed , where he explained and discussed mirages and shot photographs of them in the California desert.[43] [44]
References [ edit ]
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^ Penguin Random House Publishing, Ed Darack's Author Biography at Penguin Random House Publishing , Penguin Random House Publishing, retrieved 2017-08-26
^ a b c d e f g Darack, Ed, Ed Darack's Official Website , Ed Darack, retrieved 2014-07-30
^ a b c Watanabe McFerrin, Linda (March 14, 1999), Touring Baja's Sea of Cortes the hard way , San Francisco Examiner, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Penguin Random House Publishing (2010-04-06), Victory Point by Ed Darack , Penguin Publishing Group, retrieved 2014-07-30
^ a b Mraz, Steve (April 13, 2009), Book Brings Afghan Operations to Life , Stars and Stripes, retrieved 2014-07-30
^ a b c Scott, Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. (USMC) (May 2009), Book Review of Victory Point by Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Scott, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) , Center for Strategic and International Studies, archived from the original on 2010-03-09, retrieved 2017-08-26 {{citation }}
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^ Brumley, Jeff (July 11, 2009), Book Details Marine Operations in Afghanistan , The Florida Times Union, retrieved 2014-07-30
^ Cutler, Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. (U.S. Navy, Retired) (May 2010), Best Books of 2009, Page 65 , Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute {{citation }}
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^ Roderick, Lieutenant Colonel Mike (USMC, Retired) (August 2009), Books Reviewed: Victory Point , Marine Corps Association / Leatherneck Magazine, retrieved 2014-07-30 {{citation }}
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^ Ricks, Thomas E. (January 13, 2011), Lone Survivor Smackdown , Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 2014-11-04, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Tapper, Jake (January 10, 2014), Real Story Behind 'Lone Survivor' , CNN, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Szoldra, Paul (January 11, 2014), Jake Tapper is Getting Attacked For Saying What Many Are Thinking About Afghanistan , Business Insider, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Cummings, Michael; Eric Cummings (January 10, 2014), How Accurate is Lone Survivor? , Slate Magazine, retrieved 2014-07-31
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^ TV.com (December 8, 2013), 60 Minutes, December 8, 2013 , TV.com, archived from the original on August 8, 2014, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ a b Goodreads, Wild Winds , GoodReads, retrieved 2017-08-29
^ Schott, Ben (April 28, 2010), "Death Zone" , New York Times , retrieved 2014-07-31
^ a b Handel, Sue (October–November 1999), Wind.Water.Sun by Ed Darack (Book Review) , Coast and Kayak Magazine, archived from the original on 2014-08-08, retrieved 2017-08-26 {{citation }}
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^ Stevenson, David (1997), Book Reviews, 1997 American Alpine Journal , American Alpine Club, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Martin, Danny (July 9, 1991), "20-Year-Old Completes Solo Climb of Mount McKinley" , Anchorage Daily News , retrieved 2014-07-31
^ boardmantasker.com (1995), Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, 1995 Entries , Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, archived from the original on 2014-08-09, retrieved 2017-08-29 {{citation }}
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^ a b Alpinist Magazine (November 27, 2006), Contributors to Alpinist #18 , Alpinist Magazine, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ a b Air & Space / Smithsonian, Articles by Ed Darack , Air & Space / Smithsonian, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ a b Weatherwise Magazine, Articles by Ed Darack , Taylor & Francis, retrieved 2017-03-23
^ Weatherwise Magazine, About Weatherwise , Taylor & Francis, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ a b Marine Corps Association and Foundation, Ed Darack , Marine Corps Association and Foundation, archived from the original on 2014-08-11, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ a b United States Naval Institute, Ed Darack , United States Naval Institute, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Ed Darack, Ed Darack's Publishing Credits on Darack.com , Ed Darack, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Superstock, Ed Darack's Photographs at Superstock , Superstock, retrieved 2017-08-29
^ Getty Images, Ed Darack's Photographs at Getty Images , Getty Images, retrieved 2017-08-29
^ Random House (2009-09-15), Where Men Win Glory at Random House , Random House, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Getty Images, Afghan Fighter, by Ed Darack , Getty Images, archived from the original on 2015-09-24, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ New York Times, "New York Times Best Seller List for week of October 4, 2009" (PDF) , New York Times , retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Corbaccio, Dove Gli Uomini Diventano Eroi , Corbaccio, archived from the original on 2014-08-08, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Piper, Auf Den Feldern Der Ehre , Piper, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Atlantic Books, Where Men Win Glory , Atlantic Books, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Corbaccio, Grido Di Pietra , Corbaccio, archived from the original on 2014-08-08, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ Getty Images, Cerro Torre, by Ed Darack , Getty Images, archived from the original on 2015-09-24, retrieved 2014-07-31
^ CanadaPost (March 3, 2003), Canada Post's Canadian Rangers Stamp , Canada Post, archived from the original on November 12, 2014, retrieved 2017-08-29 {{citation }}
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^ Ed Darack, Snow Covered Mountain Range, Sunset, Elevated View, Canada, by Ed Darack , Getty Images, archived from the original on 2015-09-24, retrieved 2014-08-01
^ Google Patent Search, List of Patents Issued to Ed Darack , retrieved 2014-07-30
^ National Geographic / Smithsonian, Titanic: Case Closed , National Geographic / Smithsonian, retrieved 2014-07-30
^ IMDB, Titanic: Case Closed , IMDB, retrieved 2014-07-30
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ed_Darack&oldid=1220079612 "
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