{"product_id":"outpost-an-untold-story-of-american-valor","title":"Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOutpost: An Untold Story of American Valor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJake Tapper\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780316185394\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLittle, Brown and Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e688\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe basis of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the 2020 film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, \u003ci\u003eThe Outpost\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eheartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 Americans there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the U.S. that year. Four months after the battle, a Pentagon review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Outpost\u003c\/i\u003e, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most Americans. A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and American courage manifest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Outpost\u003c\/i\u003e is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book.\" --Jon Krakauer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor | Jake Tapper | Hardcover | 9780316185394 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks B 1778254","offer_id":49813854322840,"sku":"1778254","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81N5_YxGq-L.jpg?v=1788530602","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/outpost-an-untold-story-of-american-valor","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}