Red Platoon : a true story of American valor
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Tuba City Public Library - Non-Fiction
958.1047 R763R
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958.1047 R763R
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Afghan War, 2001- -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Biographies.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Courage -- Afghanistan.
Heroes -- United States -- Biography.
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009 -- Personal narratives, American.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Romesha, Clinton.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Courage -- Afghanistan.
Heroes -- United States -- Biography.
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009 -- Personal narratives, American.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Romesha, Clinton.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Book
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
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In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost (COP) Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the United States military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend. On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing fourteen-hour battle--and eventual victory--cost eight Americans their lives. Red Platoon is a firsthand account of the Battle for COP Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Romesha, C. (2017). Red Platoon: a true story of American valor . Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Romesha, Clinton. 2017. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor. Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Romesha, Clinton. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor Dutton, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Romesha, Clinton. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor Dutton, 2017.
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