{"product_id":"outlaw-platoon-heroes-renegades-infidels-and-the-brotherhood-of-war-in-afghanistan-isbn-9780062066398","title":"Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA riveting story of American fighting men, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e is Lieutenant Sean Parnell’s stunning personal account of the legendary U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division’s heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest recreation of sixteen brutal months of nearly continuous battle in the deadly Hindu Kesh, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cem\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eWe Were Soldiers Once and Young\u003c\/em\u003e for the early 21st century—an action-packed, highly emotional true story of enormous sacrifice and bravery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnificent account of heroes, renegades, infidels, and brothers, it stands with Sebastian Junger’s \u003cem\u003eWar\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the most important books to yet emerge from the heat, smoke, and fire of America’s War in Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn combat, men measure up. Or don't. There are no second chances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this vivid account of the U.S. Army's legendary 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan, Captain Sean Parnell shares an action-packed and highly emotional true story of triumph, tragedy, and the extraordinary bonds forged in battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-four years of age, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell was named commander of a forty-man elite infantry platoon—a unit that came to be known as the Outlaws—and was tasked with rooting out Pakistan-based insurgents from a mountain valley along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. Parnell and his men assumed they would be facing a ragtag bunch of civilians, but in May 2006 what started out as a routine patrol through the lower mountains of the Hindu Kush became a brutal ambush. Barely surviving the attack, Parnell's men now realized that they faced the most professional and seasoned force of light infantry the U.S. Army had encountered since the end of World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was sixteen months of close combat, over the course of which the platoon became Parnell's family: from Staff Sergeant Greg Greeson, the wise, chain-smoking veteran who never lost his cool; to Specialist Robert Pinholt, a buttoned-down conservative with the heart of a warrior and the mind of an economist; to Staff Sergeant Phil Baldwin, the platoon's voice of calm and reason, a man who sacrificed everything following the events of 9\/11—career, home, financial stability—to serve his country. But the cost of battle was high for these men: Over 80 percent were wounded in action, putting their casualty rate among the highest since Gettysburg, and not all of them made it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing and unforgettable story of friendship in battle, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the intensity and raw emotion of those sixteen months, showing how the fight reshaped the lives of Parnell and his men and how the love and faith they found in one another ultimately kept them alive.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Two of the most intense tales of courage under fire I own are \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLone Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e. I now have a third, \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e. It’s an absolutely gripping, edge-of-your-seat ride.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrad Thor, author of Full Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reading \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003eis like hunkering down with a few old foxhole buddies from bygone battleground literature. Echoes of war stories of yore reverberate in this gritty account…readers may share the soldiers’ disheartening outlook as it erodes from spirited determination to simply enduring. . . . But read further, and you might find some reassurance that hope can still rise from horror.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The range of emotions that Sean Parnell summons in \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e [is] stunning. A nuanced, compelling memoir . . . Parnell shows he’s a gifted, brave storyteller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptional look into the mind of a platoon leader in Afghanistan; Captain Parnell shares his experiences of leadership, loss, and aggressive military tactics. You can really feel the bonds forged between these brothers in arms as the battle plays out” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus Luttrell, author of Lone Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e put me back on the battlefield again. It’s a heartfelt story that shows how very different people can be thrown together in combat and find a way to make it work. Parnell and the soldiers who fought beside him are all courageous heroes—real bad asses.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Kyle, author of American Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At times, I forgot I was reading about a war as I was drawn up in the drama the same way you [are] when reading Krakauer’s \u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e . . . This is a book of probing honesty, wrenching drama and courage.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e is expertly told by a man who braved the heat of battle time and time again. An epic story as exacting as it is suspenseful, it reveals the bravery and dedication of our armed service men and women around the world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClive Cussler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is more than just a rip-roaring combat narrative: it is a profoundly moving exploration into the nature and evolution of the warrior bond forged in desperate, against-all-odds battles. A significant book, not to be missed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Coughlin, author of Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e is the real deal. It’s a terrific tale of combat leadership that deserves to be studied by all small-unit leaders. The narrative goes beyond the battlefield to depict the maddening nature of the war and the grit of those who selflessly protect us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBing West, author of No True Glory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sean Parnell reaches past the band-of-brothers theme to a place of brutal self-awareness . . . [he] never flinches from a fight, nor the hard questions of a messy war.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Sites, author of In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“May well be the most searing and unforgettable portrait of war and the bond between soldiers to come out of the conflict in the mountains of Afghanistan. . . . A vivid, action-packed, and highly emotional true story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilitary Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is the story of a brotherhood of soldiers whose bond was forged in the fire of battle during an intense year of fighting . . . [Parnell] relives specific battles, and his retelling of the stories reads at times like an adventure novel, full of adrenaline. . . . A stark reminder of war’s toll on honorable women and men.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] soulful story of men at war . . . \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that the love and brotherhood forged in the fires of combat are the most formidable quaities a unit can possess.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly gripping account of what our soldiers endure on the front lines—the frustrations, the fear, the loneliness. . . Here, in these pages, are the on-the-ground realities of a war we so rarely witness on news broadcasts” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Parnell vividly captures the sounds, sights, and smells of combat, and proves most eloquent when describing the bond-’selflessness was our secret weapon’-that developed among his men. . . . [He] balances sentimentality with sincerity and crisp prose to produce one of the Afghan war’s most moving combat narratives.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Raw, controlled scenes of battle benefit from the authorial collaboration . . . The result is a carefully rendered account of Parnell’s tour, with verisimilitude provided by extensive specific details illustrating the sheer complexity of modern combat . . . Well-told combat narrative that raises disturbing questions about America’s professionalized military.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889187352805,"sku":"NP9780062066398","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062066398.jpg?v=1730230709","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/outlaw-platoon-heroes-renegades-infidels-and-the-brotherhood-of-war-in-afghanistan-isbn-9780062066398","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}