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Author:

Romesha, Clinton, author.

Title:

Red Platoon : a true story of American valor / Clinton Romesha.

Edition:

Center Point Large Print edition.

Publisher:

Center Point Large Print,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

576 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Romesha, Clinton.
Taliban.
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009.
Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns--Nuristan (Region)--Nuristan (Region)
Counterinsurgency--Nuristan (Region)--Nuristan (Region)
Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Large type books.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Dutton, 2016.

Summary:

A first-hand account of the thirteen-hour firefight at Command Outpost Keating describes the events of the October 3, 2009 attack and how the sacrifices of heroic men raised questions about whether the strategically vulnerable outpost should ever have been built.

ISBN:

1628999934
9781628999938

LCCN:

2016009438

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)