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01998aam a2200313Ia 4500 001 3873AD245FA411EB99B0F8004FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210126010031 008 201221s2020 nyub 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1642936731 020 $a 9781642936735 035 $a (OCoLC)1227512655 040 $a AJP $b eng $c AJP $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a West, Bing, $e author. 245 14 $a The last platoon : $b a novel of the Afghanistan war / $c Bing West. 260 $a New York : $b Bombardier Books, $c ©2020. 300 $a 383 pages : $b map ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "A platoon of Marines and CIA operatives clash in a fight to the death with the drug lords and the Taliban, while in Washington, the president seeks a way out. A small team of CIA operatives and Marines commanded by Captain Diego Cruz are protecting a tiny base in Helmand--the most violent province in Afghanistan. In a series of escalating fights, Cruz must prove he is a combat leader, despite the growing disapproval of the colonel in overall charge. At the same time, the president has ordered the CIA to capture a drug lord. But with a fortune in heroin at stake, the Taliban joins with the drug lord to wipe out the base. As the president negotiates a secret deal, Cruz must rally the Marines to make a last stand. Bringing you into America's longest war with vivid immediacy, The Last Platoon portrays how leaders rise or wilt under intense pressure. A searing, timeless story of moral conflict, savage combat, and feckless politics." -- Amazon. 610 10 $a United States. $b Central Intelligence Agency $x Fiction. 610 20 $a Taliban $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Terrorism $x Fiction. 651 0 $a Afghanistan $x Fiction. 941 $a 4 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20230704010525.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20220804030627.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20210910010336.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20210128010633.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3873AD245FA411EB99B0F8004FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search