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- Audiobook
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- 9781619692619
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The basis of the 2020 film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's 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. " The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book." --Jon Krakauer
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-10
1619692619
ISBN-13
9781619692619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113364768
Product Key Features
Book Title
Outpost : an Untold Story of American Valor
Topic
Terrorism, Military / Afghan War (2001-), World, American Government / National
Publication Year
2012
Language
English
Genre
History, Political Science
Format
Compact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height
2in
Item Length
5.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"[Jake Tapper] has woven an intricate account about battlefield bravery hamstrung by military bureaucracy...[his] voice is understated, not polemical-just a good reporter letting the facts speak for themselves."-- Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times, One of the most important [books] of the year. Jake Tapper's book is meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read for everyone who does more than just mouth the phrase, 'I support the troops.', "Mr. Tapper lays bare the poor decision-making that shattered dozens of American lives in the pursuit of an ill-conceived goal."-- Wall Street Journal, As Rudyard Kipling did in the nineteenth century, now, in his magnificent book, Jake Tapper takes us to an untamed part of Afghanistan at war. Journey to THE OUTPOST to understand what our troops go through-and why they go through it.-- James Bradley , author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, FLYBOYS and THE IMPERIAL CRUISE|9781619692619|, " The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book."-- Jon Krakauer , author of Into Thin Air and Where Men Win Glory, "This is a narrative, not a polemic, and Tapper patiently lays out the history of what happened at Keating in a gripping, forceful style...[T]his unadorned, powerful account challenges the purposes and wisdom of America's ongoing military presence [in Afghanistan]...A timely indictment of a thoughtless waste of young American lives."'e" Kirkus, "[A] fascinating history...Tapper delivers a blow by blow account of [the soldier's] actions, their personal stories, and the tortured, often incomprehensible command decisions that kept them fighting despite inadequate support and an ally, Pakistan, that actively encouraged the enemy."'e" Publishers Weekly, Mr. Tapper lays bare the poor decision-making that shattered dozens of American lives in the pursuit of an ill-conceived goal., ""The Army uses the term 'BLUF' - bottom line up front. The BLUF on Jake Tapper's new book on Afghanistan, THE OUTPOST, is that you need to read it."-- breitbart.com, A chronicle of the commitment and heroism of individual soldiers. As such, it can rarely have been surpassed in the history of military writing., "The power of THE OUTPOST lies in Tapper's development of the main characters ... He juxtaposes dramatic battles, complete with limbs blown off and eyes dangling from sockets, with poignant scenes of wives and parents first learning of the deaths of their loved ones."'e" Seth Jones, Washington Post, This is a narrative, not a polemic, and Tapper patiently lays out the history of what happened at Keating in a gripping, forceful style...[T]his unadorned, powerful account challenges the purposes and wisdom of America's ongoing military presence [in Afghanistan]...A timely indictment of a thoughtless waste of young American lives., "One of the most important [books] of the year. Jake Tapper's book is meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read for everyone who does more than just mouth the phrase, 'I support the troops.' "-- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read...It may prove one of the most important [books] of the year., "One of the most important [books] of the year. Jake Tapper's book is meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read for everyone who does more than just mouth the phrase, 'I support the troops.' "'e" Minneapolis Star-Tribune, ""The Army uses the term 'BLUF' - bottom line up front. The BLUF on Jake Tapper's new book on Afghanistan, THE OUTPOST, is that you need to read it.", "The seminal work of documentary journalism to emerge out of the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan."'e" Business Standard, ""The Army uses the term 'BLUF' - bottom line up front. The BLUF on Jake Tapper's new book on Afghanistan, THE OUTPOST, is that you need to read it."'e" breitbart.com, "The power of THE OUTPOSTlies in Tapper's development of the main characters ... He juxtaposes dramatic battles, complete with limbs blown off and eyes dangling from sockets, with poignant scenes of wives and parents first learning of the deaths of their loved ones."-- Seth Jones, Washington Post, "Mr. Tapper lays bare the poor decision-making that shattered dozens of American lives in the pursuit of an ill-conceived goal."'e" Wall Street Journal, "What is evident in THE OUTPOST is the sacrifice made by dozens of men who answered the call of their country."'e" Erica Blake, Toledo Blade, "Brilliant, dedicated reporting by a journalist who goes to ground to get the truth. A sad, real tale about this war, America and the brave warriors who live-and die-at the point of the spear."'e" Bob Woodward , author of PLAN OF ATTACK, THE COMMANDERS and OBAMA'S WARS, [Jake Tapper] has woven an intricate account about battlefield bravery hamstrung by military bureaucracy...[his] voice is understated, not polemical-just a good reporter letting the facts speak for themselves., Tapper always finds just the right personality traits and stories about [the troops'] backgrounds, allowing readers to respect them and relate to them...The Outpost is an alternately exhilarating, heartbreaking and maddening book. But ultimately...it's a testament to the fact that the brave men and women who serve and sacrifice for the United States deserve our appreciation., As Rudyard Kipling did in the nineteenth century, now, in his magnificent book, Jake Tapper takes us to an untamed part of Afghanistan at war. Journey to THE OUTPOST to understand what our troops go through-and why they go through it.|9781619692619|, The power of THE OUTPOST lies in Tapper's development of the main characters ... He juxtaposes dramatic battles, complete with limbs blown off and eyes dangling from sockets, with poignant scenes of wives and parents first learning of the deaths of their loved ones., "Jake Tapper has written perhaps the best book set in Afghanistan to date...He provides a window into the false hopes and visions that enabled this failed experiment, an attempt to create government in spaces that had actively avoided such."-- Douglas Ollivant, Foreign Policy, A heartbreaking chronicle of the rotation of soldiers asked to oversee an underfunded, often thankless mission., "A heartbreaking chronicle of the rotation of soldiers asked to oversee an underfunded, often thankless mission."'e" Huffington Post, "Meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read...It may prove one of the most important [books] of the year."-- Curt Schleier , Seattle Times, The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book., "This is a narrative, not a polemic, and Tapper patiently lays out the history of what happened at Keating in a gripping, forceful style...[T]his unadorned, powerful accountchallenges the purposes and wisdom of America's ongoing military presence [in Afghanistan]...A timely indictment of a thoughtless waste of young American lives."-- Kirkus, "Analyzing the consequences of decisions, large and small, is what makes Tapper's book so important...for those wishing to understand the middle years of the war, they could do no better than to read THE OUTPOST."'e" Time, "[Jake Tapper] has woven an intricate account about battlefield bravery hamstrung by military bureaucracy...[his] voice is understated, not polemical-just a good reporter letting the facts speak for themselves."'e" Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times, Jake Tapper has written perhaps the best book set in Afghanistan to date...He provides a window into the false hopes and visions that enabled this failed experiment, an attempt to create government in spaces that had actively avoided such., "A heartbreaking chronicle of the rotation of soldiers asked to oversee an underfunded, often thankless mission."-- Huffington Post, "Tapper always finds just the right personality traits and stories about [the troops'] backgrounds, allowing readers to respect them and relate to them...The Outpost is an alternately exhilarating, heartbreaking and maddening book. But ultimately...it's a testament to the fact that the brave men and women who serve and sacrifice for the United States deserve our appreciation."'e" Patheos.com, Analyzing the consequences of decisions, large and small, is what makes Tapper's book so important...for those wishing to understand the middle years of the war, they could do no better than to read THE OUTPOST., "What is evident in THE OUTPOST is the sacrifice made by dozens of men who answered the call of their country."-- Erica Blake, Toledo Blade, "A chronicle of the commitment and heroism of individual soldiers. As such, it can rarely have been surpassed in the history of military writing."'e" powerlineblog.com, "Analyzing the consequences of decisions, large and small, is what makes Tapper's book so important...for those wishing to understand the middle years of the war, they could do no better than to read THE OUTPOST."-- Time, [A] fascinating history...Tapper delivers a blow by blow account of [the soldier's] actions, their personal stories, and the tortured, often incomprehensible command decisions that kept them fighting despite inadequate support and an ally, Pakistan, that actively encouraged the enemy., Brilliant, dedicated reporting by a journalist who goes to ground to get the truth. A sad, real tale about this war, America and the brave warriors who live-and die-at the point of the spear., "Jake Tapper has written perhaps the best book set in Afghanistan to date...He provides a window into the false hopes and visions that enabled this failed experiment, an attempt to create government in spaces that had actively avoided such."'e" Douglas Ollivant, Foreign Policy, "[A] fascinating history...Tapper delivers a blow by blow account of [the soldier's] actions, their personal stories, and the tortured, often incomprehensible command decisions that kept them fighting despite inadequate support and an ally, Pakistan, that actively encouraged the enemy."-- Publishers Weekly, "Tapper always finds just the right personality traits and stories about [the troops'] backgrounds, allowing readers to respect them and relate to them... The Outpost is an alternately exhilarating, heartbreaking and maddening book. But ultimately...it's a testament to the fact that the brave men and women who serve and sacrifice for the United States deserve our appreciation."-- Patheos.com, "A chronicle of the commitment and heroism of individual soldiers. As such, it can rarely have been surpassed in the history of military writing."-- powerlineblog.com, "Meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read...It may prove one of the most important [books] of the year."'e" Curt Schleier , Seattle Times, "As Rudyard Kipling did in the nineteenth century, now, in his magnificent book, Jake Tapper takes us to an untamed part of Afghanistan at war. Journey to THE OUTPOST to understand what our troops go through-and why they go through it.'e" James Bradley , author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, FLYBOYS and THE IMPERIAL CRUISE, "The seminal work of documentary journalism to emerge out of the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan."-- Business Standard, What is evident in THE OUTPOST is the sacrifice made by dozens of men who answered the call of their country., "Brilliant, dedicated reporting by a journalist who goes to ground to get the truth. A sad, real tale about this war, America and the brave warriors who live-and die-at the point of the spear."-- Bob Woodward , author of PLAN OF ATTACK, THE COMMANDERS and OBAMA'S WARS, " The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book."'e" Jon Krakauer , author of Into Thin Air and Where Men Win Glory
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
18 Vols.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
958.104/742
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
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