Lions of Kandahar The Story of a Fight Against All Odds

Name: Lions of Kandahar The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
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ISBN: 9780553807578

ISBN-10: 0553807579

ISBN-13: 9780553807578

Edition: 2011

Authors: Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer

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One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before. Lions of Kandahar is an inside account by an unparalleled warrior, the only active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces soldier ever permitted to write, publish, and promote a book with full Army and Special Operations support. Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/28/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Kevin Maurer has covered special operations forces for nine years. He is the author or co-author of several books including No Easy Day and No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL.



Glossary


Author's Note



First Contact



That Sewer Smell



Picking a Fight



Welcome Back



Bingo Red One



Operation Medusa



Rat Lines



A Cat-And-Mouse Game



The Red Sands



The Notebook



The Voice of an Angel and Death



ï¿½Shoot into the Bushes, Daddy!ï¿½



Black on Ammo



Seven Two-Thousand-Pounders



Put Your Mouthpiece In



Friends for Life



ï¿½These Jokers Just Don't Give Up!ï¿½



Holding On at all Costs



Today Is Not Your Day



A World of Hurt



The Dragon's Back



Firebase Sperwan Ghar


Epilogue


Acknowledgments