środa, 11 kwietnia 2018

Some Afghanistan War Books That Are Hard To Put Down

By Donald Fisher


Into The Fire is a book that was written by Dakota Meyer. In it, he describes how a group of Afghan soldiers were brutally ambushed by insurgents of the Taliban in the autumn of 2009. Meyer defied orders to stay with the vehicles, and instead led a series of attacks and rescued as many as he could. This is one of the many Afghanistan war books that goes beyond the soldier's time at war.

Outlaw Platoon is a book that is action-packed so it keeps the reader interested, and every scene is full of emotion. Sean Parnell wrote this book about a very difficult battle in the Hindu Kesh, a deadly area in the Afghan mountains. The 10th Mountain Division had to fight for their lives almost constantly for sixteen straight months.

Where Men Win Glory is a story of bravery and sacrifice, the center of the tale being NFL icon Pat Tillman. Jon Krakauer writes about how Pat decided to turn down his NFL contract, a multimillion-dollar deal, and instead chose to serve his country in the Army. While he died a legend, the true story of his life documented here is a much more human tale.

Dexter Filkins served as New York Times foreign correspondent for a long and successful career, giving him a unique perspective on the rise of the Taliban. He saw and reported on the September 11th attack, the wars in this country, as well as those in Iraq. His book called The Forever War has so much information and amazing stories that make the long turn of events easier to understand.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll wrote Ghost Wars, which goes into detail about some of the covert wars that were going on in this country leading up to the September 11th attack. According to his book, this attack was directly related to these covert wars because it caused the Islamic militancy that then occurred. This book also explores why bin Laden's capture took so long.

The Chosen Few is a paratroopers' tale that did not go the way anyone going into it expected. Greg Zoroya writes about this group of troopers who were expecting to explore the wilderness, and only thinking they would come across mountain people who they hoped would be peaceful. Instead, they found themselves under constant attack and spent the rest of their time trying to withdraw from a deadly fight.

For a controversial tale that not everyone will want to see, Dog Company is a book that has many negative claims about how the Army treats their own soldiers. This book was written by Lynn Vincent and Captain Roger Hill, and they both believe that spies and enemy soldiers are treated better than their own. Captain Hill describes a time that he had to defy orders just to prevent his friends from being killed.

Lions of Kandahar was written by Major Rusty Bradley and Kevin Maurer. The battle that is described is one of the most critical, when the South was slipping away. In Rusty's third tour of duty, he gives an inside account of Operation Medusa that stopped the Taliban from reclaiming the critical Kandahar Province.




About the Author:



Brak komentarzy:

Prześlij komentarz