Red platoon

Description:

An account of the horrendous October 2009 attack on the American Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan, told in a frank, engaging vernacular by the staff sergeant and Medal of Honor winner. Romesha ably captures the daily dangers faced by these courageous American soldiers in Afghanistan.--

subjects: Counterinsurgency,  Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009,  Campaigns,  American Personal narratives,  Taliban,  Afghan War, 2001-,  Afghan war, 2001-,  Insurgency,  United states, army, biography,  nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2016-05-22,  New York Times bestseller,  Soldiers,  Biography,  Heroes,  Courage,  Medal of Honor,  Regimental histories,  Kamdesh (Afghanistan), Battle of, 2009,  Personal narratives,  American Participation,  Military participation

People: Clinton Romesha

Places: Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan),  Afghanistan,  Nuristan (Region)