War

Description:

Junger, author of "The Perfect Storm," turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat in this on-the-ground account that follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.

subjects: Campaigns,  United States,  Afghan War, 2001-,  United States. Army. Airborne Brigade, 173rd,  United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd,  Combat,  American Personal narratives,  Psychological aspects,  War and society,  Soldiers,  War,  Physiological aspects,  War, psychological aspects,  United states, army, regimental histories,  nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2010-05-30,  New York Times bestseller,  Afghan war, 2001-2021,  Large type books

Places: United States,  Afghanistan,  Korangal Valley