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 huddled fought for hours 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, Into the Valley 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.
Автор: Maurer, Kevin Название: Rock Force ISBN: 152474476X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781524744762 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 17170.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of No Easy Day comes a thrilling World War II story of the American airborne soldiers who captured a Japanese-held island fortress"Rock Force is a beautifully told story of war: the friendships, the courage and despair, and the terror... One of the most exciting books ever written about the Pacific War."--Mitch Weiss, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Countdown 1945 In late December 1941, General Douglas MacArthur, caught off guard by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, is forced to retreat to Corregidor, a jagged, rocky island fortress at the mouth of Manila Bay. Months later, under orders from the president, the general is whisked away in the dark of night, leaving his troops to their fate. It is a bitter pill for a fiercely proud warrior who has always protected his men. He famously declares "I shall return," but the humiliation of Corregidor haunts him, even earning him the derisive nickname "Dugout Doug." In early 1945, MacArthur returns to the Philippines, his eyes firmly fixed on Corregidor. To take back the island, he calls on the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, a highly trained veteran airborne unit. Their mission is to jump onto the island--hemmed in by sheer cliffs, pockmarked by bomb craters, bristling with deadly spiky broken tree trunks--and wrest it from some 6,700 Japanese defenders who await, fully armed and ready to fight to the death. Drawn from firsthand accounts and personal interviews with the battle's surviving veterans, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Kevin Maurer delves into this extraordinary tale, uncovering astonishing accounts of bravery and heroism during an epic, yet largely forgotten, clash of the Pacific War. Here is an intimate story of uncommon soldiers showing uncommon courage and winning, through blood and sacrifice, the redemption of General MacArthur.
Автор: Kevin Maurer Название: Damn Lucky ISBN: 1250874270 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250874276 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Рейтинг: Цена: 12250.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Elnoury Tamer, Maurer Kevin Название: American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent ISBN: 1101986174 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781101986172 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 9810.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The explosive New York Times bestselling memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the inside. A longtime undercover agent, Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit after September 11, 2001. Its express purpose was to gain the trust of terrorists whose goals were to take out as many Americans in as public and devastating a way as possible. It was a furious race against the clock for Elnoury and his unit to stop them before they could implement their plans. Yet the techniques were as old as time: listen, record, and prove terrorist intent. It's no secret that federal agencies have waged a broad, global war against terror, through and after the war in Afghanistan. But for the first time, in this memoir, an active Muslim American federal agent reveals his experience infiltrating and bringing down a terror cell in North America. Due to his ongoing work for the FBI, Elnoury writes under a pseudonym. An Arabic-speaking Muslim American, a patriot, a hero: To many Americans, it will be a revelation that he and his team even existed, let alone the vital and dangerous work they have done keeping all Americans safe.
Автор: Elnoury Tamer, Maurer Kevin Название: American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent ISBN: 1101986158 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781101986158 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 17170.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The explosive memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the inside. It's no secret that federal agencies are waging a broad, global war against terror. But for the first time in this memoir, an active Muslim American federal agent reveals his experience infiltrating and bringing down a terror cell in North America. A longtime undercover agent, Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit after September 11. Its express purpose is to gain the trust of terrorists whose goals are to take out as many Americans in as public and as devastating a way possible. It's a furious race against the clock for Tamer and his unit to stop them before they can implement their plans. Yet as new as this war still is, the techniques are as old as time: listen, record, and prove terrorist intent. Due to his ongoing work for the FBI, Elnoury writes under a pseudonym. An Arabic-speaking Muslim American, a patriot, a hero: To many Americans, it will be a revelation that he and his team even exist, let alone the vital and dangerous work they do keeping all Americans safe.
Автор: Richardson, Bill ; Maurer, Kevin Название: Valleys of Death: A Memoir of the Korean War ISBN: 0425243184 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780425243183 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 9810.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Owen, Mark Maurer, Kevin Название: No hero ISBN: 0451472241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451472243 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 11030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Maurer, Kevin Название: Rock Force ISBN: 1524744778 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781524744779 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 13490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bradley, Rusty ; Maurer, Kevin Название: Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds ISBN: 0553386166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553386165 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 11030.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
