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The outpost : an untold story of American valor  Cover Image Book Book

The outpost : an untold story of American valor / Jake Tapper.

Tapper, Jake. (Author).

Summary:

Jake Tapper exposes the origins of one of the Afghan War's deadliest battles for U.S. forces and details the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316185394
  • ISBN: 0316185396
  • Physical Description: xi, 673 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-650) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"With your shield on it" -- Two in the chest, one in the head -- Enemy in the wire : the end of combat : Outpost Keating.
Subject: Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Nuristan (Region)
Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan > Nuristan (Region)
Taliban.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hawley Public Library 958.104 TAP (Text) 38428000770445 Nonfiction Available -
Wayne County Public Library 958.104 TAP (Text) 31843000637104 Nonfiction Available -

Summary: Jake Tapper exposes the origins of one of the Afghan War's deadliest battles for U.S. forces and details the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.

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