Red Platoon by Clinton Romesha

A True Story of American Valor

A first-person memoir that recounts the harrowing day a small U.S. combat outpost in Afghanistan was ambushed, following the author and his fellow soldiers as they scramble under fire to defend their position, rescue the wounded, and recover the dead; the narrative blends tactical detail of the battle with vivid portraits of comradeship, leadership, fear, and bravery, and reflects on the lasting emotional cost and personal aftermath of that violent, chaotic encounter.

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