Red Platoon : a true story of American valor
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New York : Dutton, 2016., , [2016].
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xiii, 378 pages : illustrations, map (on endpapers), photographs ; 24 cm.
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Alamosa Public Library - NONFICTION | 958.104 ROM | On Shelf |
Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION | 958.104 ROM | On Shelf |
Dolores County School-Public Library - DOLORHIGH - NONFICTION | 958.1 ROM | On Shelf |
Heginbotham Holyoke Library - NONFICTION | 958.10/ROM | On Shelf |
John C. Fremont Library District - NONFICTION | 958.1 ROM | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Afghan War, 2001- -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Courage -- Afghanistan.
Heroes -- United States -- Biography.
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009 -- Personal narratives, American.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Personal narratives.
Romesha, Clinton.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Courage -- Afghanistan.
Heroes -- United States -- Biography.
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009 -- Personal narratives, American.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Personal narratives.
Romesha, Clinton.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Dutton, 2016., , [2016].
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Book
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English
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LJ 04/15/2016
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PW 04/04/2016
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Kirkus 04/01/2016
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In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the 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 U.S. 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 14-hour battle-and eventual victory-cost 8 men their lives. Red Platoon is the riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counter-attack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Romesha, C. (2016). Red Platoon: a true story of American valor . Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Romesha, Clinton. 2016. 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, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Romesha, Clinton. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor Dutton, 2016.
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