Outpost : An Untold Story of American Valor

English

ISBN: 0316185396

EAN: 9780316185394

Category: History / Asia / Central Asia/History / Military / Afghan War (2001-)/History / Revolutionary/

Publisher: Little Brown & Company

Release Date: 11/08/2012

Synopsis: The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of Americas deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 Americans there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the U.S. that year. Four months after the battle, a Pentagon review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place. In THE OUTPOST, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most Americans. A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and American courage manifest.

Awards: Los Angeles Times Book Prizes – null 

Outpost : An Untold Story of American Valor

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.75 inches

Width: 6.25 inches

Length: 9.63 inches

Weight: 34.15 oz

Pages: 688