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No Way Out : A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan by Kevin Maurer and Mitch Weiss (2012, Hardcover)
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A Special Forces team planned to land in an enemy-held valley, scale a steep mountain in Afghanistan to surprise and capture a terrorist leader. But before they found the target, the target found them. The team was caught in a deadly ambush that not only threatened their lives, but the entire mission.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100425245268
ISBN-139780425245262
eBay Product ID (ePID)102975876
Product Key Features
Book TitleNo Way Out : a Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Special Forces, Asia / General, Military / General, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorKevin Maurer, Mitch Weiss
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight19.8 Oz
Item Length3.7 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-028877
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsTake a post-9/11 version of Black Hawk Down, put it in the hands of two gifted writers like Mitch Weiss and Kevin Maurer and here's what you get: an adrenaline-fueled narrative that will forever enhance your appreciation of U.S. Special Forces. What's it like to fight an ill-conceived mission against well-trained insurgents who command the high ground? What's it like to lower colleagues with life-threatening bullet wounds down an Afghan cliff? With meticulous reporting and powerful writing, Weiss and Maurer put us there. It's a must-read for anyone who wants to know how modern battles are fought - and how they should be., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Weiss and Maurer (coauthor, Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds)--who in the past five years has embedded six times with the U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan--detail the team's ill-fated 2008 mission in eastern Afghanistan's Shok Valley, a place "isolated and surrounded by a wall of mountains." The soldiers had been tasked to capture Haji Ghafour, a high-ranking commander of an extreme militant group. Through interviews with the men involved, the authors provide captivating individual perspectives on the undertaking. Captain Kyle Walton believed the assignment was flawed from the beginning; the authors write that "Not only did the basic tactical plan of attacking up a mountain not work, but it was unclear how they would evacuate casualties." Staff Sergeant John Wayne Walding--who had joined the army just months before 9/11 for "a job where you can 'lay down your head at night and be proud of it''"--would ultimately lose part of his leg. It was his first and last deployment with Special Forces. Like many of the men in his unit (also profiled in the book) Walding would be honored with a Silver Star. In this compelling, multi-dimensional account, Weiss and Maurer remind us of the extraordinary risks soldiers take and the sacrifices they make every day both for their country, and for each other. B&W Photos & maps. (Mar.), It was simultaneously fascinating and disturbing, and an adrenaline rush to hear it first-hand from the operator's perspective... They are fiercely loyal to each other and our nation, and offer the enemy no quarter when the bullets start flying. You have captured all these with your words. Combat vets will read it and "get it" right away. Americans who have no connection with such men of valor ought to read it to understand what intense combat can be like., Take a post-9/11 version of Black Hawk Down, put it in the hands of two gifted writers like Mitch Weiss and Kevin Maurer and here's what you get: an adrenaline-fueled narrative that will forever enhance your appreciation of U.S. Special Forces. What's it like to fight an ill-conceived mission against well-trained insurgents who command the high ground? What's it like to lower colleagues with life-threatening bullet wounds down an Afghan cliff? With meticulous reporting and powerful writing, Weiss and Maurer put us there. It's a must-read for anyone who wants to know how modern battles are fought and how they should be., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Weiss and Maurer (coauthor, Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds)--who in the past five years has embedded six times with the U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan--detail the team's ill-fated 2008 mission in eastern Afghanistan's Shok Valley, a place "isolated and surrounded by a wall of mountains." The soldiers had been tasked to capture Haji Ghafour, a high-ranking commander of an extreme militant group. Through interviews with the men involved, the authors provide captivating individual perspectives on the undertaking. Captain Kyle Walton believed the assignment was flawed from the beginning; the authors write that "Not only did the basic tactical plan of attacking up a mountain not work, but it was unclear how they would evacuate casualties." Staff Sergeant John Wayne Walding--who had joined the army just months before 9/11 for "a job where you can 'lay down your head at night and be proud of it'"--would ultimately lose part of his leg. It was his first and last deployment with Special Forces. Like many of the men in his unit (also profiled in the book) Walding would be honored with a Silver Star. In this compelling, multi-dimensional account, Weiss and Maurer remind us of the extraordinary risks soldiers take and the sacrifices they make every day both for their country, and for each other. B&W Photos & maps. (Mar.)
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal958.104/742
SynopsisIt seemed like an impossible mission right from the start. A Special Forces team planned to land in an enemy-held valley, scale a steep mountain in Afghanistan to surprise and capture a terrorist leader. But before they found the target, the target found them . . . The team was caught in a deadly ambush that not only threatened their lives, but the entire mission. The elite soldiers fought for hours, huddled on a small rock ledge as rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine gun fire rained down on them. With total disregard for their own safety, they tended to their wounded and kept fighting to stay alive. When the battle finally ended, ten soldiers had earned Silver Stars- the Army's third highest award for combat valor. It was the most Silver Stars awarded to any unit in one battle since Vietnam. Based on dozens of interviews with those who were there, No Way Out is a compelling narrative of an epic battle that not only tested the soldiers' mettle but serves as a cautionary tale- Be careful what you ask a soldier to do because they will die trying to accomplish their mission., - The Marginal and derelict land problem - Controls on the reuse of derelict land - Hazards in land recycling - Site investigation - Data analysis and interpretation - Options available for problem-solving - Logistics for selecting the final solution
LC Classification NumberDS371.4123.S56W45
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