Always a classic and now even better-a masterful account of one of history's most poignant and tragic secrets."-Lee ChildNow available in an updated trade paperback edition, the bestselling account of America's worst naval disaster-and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survivedA harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster-and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.On July 30, 1945, ...
SELECTED BY MILITARY TIMES AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * SELECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF MIDLAND AUTHORS' AS THE BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR The New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers shares the powerful account of an American army platoon fighting for survival during the Vietnam War in "an important book….not just a battle story—it's also about the home front" (The Today show).On January 31, 1968, as many as 100,...
Now a major motion picture from Jerry Bruckheimer and Lionsgate! The New York Times bestselling "spellbinding true-life story" (USA TODAY) of a United States Special Forces team deployed to the war-ravaged Afghanistan mountains in the weeks immediately following 9/11, overcoming great odds to become heroes of our era.In the weeks following the attacks of September 11, a small band of Special Forces soldiers secretly entered Afghanistan. Riding...
In this riveting account, journalist Stanton recreates the miseries and triumphs of specially trained mounted U.S. soldiers, deployed in the war-ravaged Afghanistan mountains to fight alongside the Northern Alliance against the Taliban. Tall Premium Edition.
From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w, photographs.
A "work of literary military history from the ... author of In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers, [an] ... account of an American army reconnaissance platoon's fight for survival during the Vietnam War--whose searing experiences reverberate today among the millions of American families touched by this war"--Amazon.com.
From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w, photographs.
In this riveting account, journalist Stanton recreates the miseries and triumphs of specially trained mounted U.S. soldiers, deployed in the war-ravaged Afghanistan mountains to fight alongside the Northern Alliance against the Taliban.
Now available for the first time in trade paperback comes the bestselling account of America's worst naval disaster--the sinking of the USS "Indianapolis"--and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived. Two 8-page photo inserts.