The Outpost
An Untold Story of American Valor
by Jake Tapper
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Military, History, and Nonfiction.
The basis of the 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 j...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Military, History, and Nonfiction.
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Sonny Bunch
“And it was also a good excuse to revisit Jake?s book, which is by turns heartbreaking and mildly infuriating. If you haven?t read it, you really should. | And it was also a good excuse to revisit Jake’s book, which is by turns heartbreaking and mildly infuriating. If you haven’t read it, you really should.”
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