{"product_id":"no-way-out-isbn-9780425253403","title":"No Way Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 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…\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBased on dozens of interviews with those who were there, \u003ci\u003eNo Way Out \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\"OP Commando Wrath was an operational marshmallow of the highest order where \u003ci\u003eMission Impossible \u003c\/i\u003eand Murphy’s Law collided head on with some of the meanest mothers in the valley--Green Berets from ODA 3336. It’s \u003ci\u003eBlackhawk Down \u003c\/i\u003ein the Afghan Mountains!\"--Dalton Fury, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Site\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitch Weiss \u003c\/b\u003eis 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Maurer \u003c\/b\u003ehas 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.","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300892004581,"sku":"NP9780425253403","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425253403.jpg?v=1767733835","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/no-way-out-isbn-9780425253403","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}