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Thursday 11 January 2018

Some Great Afghanistan War Books

By Donald Fisher


Dakota Meyer puts readers into the heat of battle and shows what it is like and what it takes to make the tough decisions. In his book, Into The Fire, he literally sends himself into the fire by defying orders to stay by the vehicles so that he can rescue as many of his fellow soldiers from a vicious ambush. Like many Afghanistan war books, this story goes from his fight against the Taliban all the way to his return home.

For a book that is full of action and raw emotion, look no further than Outlaw Platoon. In this book, which has been called the Band of Brothers of our time, Sean Parnell tells the story of one of the most difficult fights that happened in this country. The setting of this story is in the Afghan mountains in an area called Hindu Kesh, where the 10th Mountain Division was forced into a very hard fight that went on almost continuously for sixteen months.

Pat Tillman is someone who many people know as a legend, but there is a much more human story behind the legend that is there to be told. That is what Jon Krakauer wrote about in Where Men Win Glory, which goes beyond Pat throwing away an NFL contract to be in the Army. He died in combat, but his story will live on.

As a New York Times foreign correspondent, Dexter Filkins saw a lot of things over the course of his career that filled in a detailed perspective of the conflict in this country. He witnessed the Taliban's rise, 9/11, the Afghan wars, and he also saw and reported on Iraq. He put all of his experience into the book The Forever War, which has a wealth of information and memorable stories.

Steve Coll, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, write Ghost Wars about covers wars that took place in this country. His book points to the idea that the Islamic militarization that was seen was largely due to these covert affairs. The book even suggests that the 9/11 attack was a result of these wars building up.

For people who are interested in paratroopers, The Chosen Few might be the right book to try. Greg Zoroya tells the story of what was called the worst battle in this country. These paratroopers thought they would have an easy mission, but instead found themselves in a struggle they were unable to withdraw from.

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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