No Way Out
A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan
$42.75
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2012
Summary
In a remote, enemy-held valley in Afghanistan, a Special Forces team planned to scale a steep mountain 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 huddled 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 te…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425253403 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0425253406 |
| Author: | Mitch Weiss, Kevin Maurer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2012 |
| Weight: | 391g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 154mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“OP Commando Wrath was an operational marshmallow of the highest order where Mission Impossible and Murphy’s Law collided head on with some of the meanest mothers in the valley–Green Berets from ODA 3336. It’s Blackhawk Down in the Afghan Mountains!”–Dalton Fury, author of Black Site
“The book is not just a cautionary tale in warfare, but a powerful portrait of the men who fought to save each other from certain death.”–Michael D. Sallah, investigative reporter for The Miami Herald and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
“It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to know how modern battles are fought–and how they should be.”–Ames Alexander, award-winning investigative reporter with The Charlotte Observer
“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.”–Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Mitch Weiss
Mitch Weiss is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist for the Associated Press. In 2003, he was assigned to an investigative series that uncovered the longest string of atrocities carried out by a U.S. fighting unit in the Vietnam War. In recognition of the series “Buried Secrets, Brutal Truths,” which led to an investigation by the Pentagon, he was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Weiss currently works for the AP on investigative projects, and an investigative series he wrote about corrupt real estate appraisers won several national awards in 2009. He also was part of a team of AP reporters that won a George Polk Award in 2010 for their coverage of the British Petroleum oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.Kevin Maurer has covered special operations forces for eight years. He has been embedded with the U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan six times in the last five years and spent ten weeks with a team of Green Berets in Afghanistan in 2010. He has embedded with American soldiers in Iraq, east Africa and Haiti.
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