Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Afghanistan War Books That Tell The Real Story

By Donald Fisher


Into The Fire is a book that was written by Dakota Meyer. In it, he describes how a group of Afghan soldiers were brutally ambushed by insurgents of the Taliban in the autumn of 2009. Meyer defied orders to stay with the vehicles, and instead led a series of attacks and rescued as many as he could. This is one of the many Afghanistan war books that goes beyond the soldier's time at war.

Outlaw Platoon is a book that is action-packed so it keeps the reader interested, and every scene is full of emotion. Sean Parnell wrote this book about a very difficult battle in the Hindu Kesh, a deadly area in the Afghan mountains. The 10th Mountain Division had to fight for their lives almost constantly for sixteen straight months.

Pat Tillman is someone who many people know as a legend, but there is a much more human story behind the legend that is there to be told. That is what Jon Krakauer wrote about in Where Men Win Glory, which goes beyond Pat throwing away an NFL contract to be in the Army. He died in combat, but his story will live on.

As a New York Times foreign correspondent, Dexter Filkins saw a lot of things over the course of his career that filled in a detailed perspective of the conflict in this country. He witnessed the Taliban's rise, 9/11, the Afghan wars, and he also saw and reported on Iraq. He put all of his experience into the book The Forever War, which has a wealth of information and memorable stories.

Steve Coll, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, write Ghost Wars about covers wars that took place in this country. His book points to the idea that the Islamic militarization that was seen was largely due to these covert affairs. The book even suggests that the 9/11 attack was a result of these wars building up.

For people who are interested in paratroopers, The Chosen Few might be the right book to try. Greg Zoroya tells the story of what was called the worst battle in this country. These paratroopers thought they would have an easy mission, but instead found themselves in a struggle they were unable to withdraw from.

Lynn Vincent and Captain Roger Hill both teamed up to tell a story that they claim the Army would not want people to see. The book called Dog Company sheds a negative light on the way the US Army treats its own soldiers. Hill reveals how he had to decide whether to disobey orders or let his comrades be killed.

Operation Medusa was what stopped the Taliban from reclaiming the Kandahar Province, which was all the stopped the southern Afghan regions from gaining control. Major Rusty Bradley gives his inside account of what really happened. His book, Lions of Kandahar, is co-authored by Kevin Maurer, who seamlessly weaves together this remarkable account.




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