Saturday, January 13, 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.

Pat Tillman had the opportunity to play in the NFL and make millions of dollars. Instead, he decided he would join the Army instead so that he could serve America. Unfortunately, he was killed in battle, and Where Men Win Glory is a great book by Jon Krakauer that tells the amazing story of his life.

The Forever War is a great read that Dexter Filkins draws from his experiences as New York Times foreign correspondent. His long career put him in a perfect position to witness the Taliban's rise all the way back in the 90s, and all the way to Iraq. This perspective fills his narrative with all the elements of a great read that paints an accurate picture.

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.

There are not many stories as desperate and bloody as the Chosen Few by Greg Zoroya. This is the tale of a group of paratroopers who found themselves in a much different fight than they expected. Instead of winning over some mountain people and exploring the wilderness, they were fighting for their lives with no way of escaping.

Lynn Vincent and Captain Roger Hill both teamed up to tell a story that they claim the Army would not want people to see. The book called Dog Company sheds a negative light on the way the US Army treats its own soldiers. Hill reveals how he had to decide whether to disobey orders or let his comrades be killed.

Major Rusty Bradley and Kevin Maurer got together to write Lions of Kandahar to tell a story that is both authentic and straight from the source, as well as easy to read and understand. There was a time when the southern Afghan regions were starting to fall under control, and it seemed that the only thing that stood in their way was the Kandahar Province. With the help of Operation Medusa, this was prevented.




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